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AEK Larnaka vs FC Zurich, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
AEK Larnaka
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Zurich
Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Hekuran Kryeziu
Y 50' Victor Palsson
Hector Hevel 56' Y
Y 78' Pa Modou Jagne
R 84' Pa Modou Jagne

Overview

Match Preview

AEK Larnaka vs FC Zurich — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Nicolas Laforge
  • Referee Laurent Conotte
  • Referee Frederic Godelaine
  • Referee Florian Lemaire
  • Referee Alexandre Boucaut
  • Referee Jonathan Lardot

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AEK Larnaka 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Zurich
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-20 AEK Larnaka 0–1 FC Zurich

Recent Form

AEK Larnaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep FC Zurich H 0–1 L
30 Aug AS Trencin H 3–0 W
23 Aug AS Trencin A 1–1 D
16 Aug SK Sturm Graz H 5–0 W
09 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 2–0 W
02 Aug Dundalk FC H 4–0 W
FC Zurich
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep AEK Larnaka A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Zurich kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AEK Larnaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 28' The referee shows FC Zurich player a Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Ivan Trichkovski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Victor Palsson made 101 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Zurich is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Victor Palsson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Hector Hevel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' GOAL! Benjamin Kololli scores on 61.
  • 64' Another substitution for AEK Larnaka to replace Tete by Florian Taulemesse on 64 minute.
  • 69' The travelling FC Zurich supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' It looks surprising AEK Larnaka does not make any changes. Tono has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' It is a substitution in FC Zurich team. Stephen Odey is replaced by Assan Ceesay on 75 minute.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pa Modou Jagne.
  • 80' The AEK Larnaka manager makes a substitution. Igor Carioca departs to be replaced by Jean Luc Assoubre.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Facundo Garcia. He replaces Larena Jorge on 83 minute.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Red card for Pa Modou Jagne.
  • 86' It is a substitution in FC Zurich team. Antonio Marchesano is replaced by Alain Nef on 86 minute.
  • 90' Adrian Winter is replacing Salim Khelifi for the FC Zurich side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

FC Zurich Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ludovic Magnin

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.06 AEK Larnaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 FC Zurich xG
I would bet for: AEK Larnaka or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AEK Larnaka37% Draw33% FC Zurich30%
Actual: FC Zurich win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

AEK Larnaka or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Zurich
63%
AEK Larnaka or FC Zurich
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AEK Larnaka25% Draw55% FC Zurich20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
2.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — AEK Larnaka

Handicap AEK Larnaka covers Push FC Zurich covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
FC Zurich keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.