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AEK Larnaka vs SK Sturm Graz, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
AEK Larnaka
5 – 0
Full Time
SK Sturm Graz
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 15:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Dario Maresic
Apostolos Giannou 45' Y
Apostolos Giannou 48' Y
Y 51' Fabian Koch
Y 51' Sandi Lovric
R 59' Sandi Lovric

Overview

Match Preview

AEK Larnaka vs SK Sturm Graz — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Daniele Bindoni

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

2
AEK Larnaka 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals SK Sturm Graz
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-16 AEK Larnaka 5–0 SK Sturm Graz 2018-08-09 SK Sturm Graz 0–2 AEK Larnaka

Recent Form

AEK Larnaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Jul Dundalk FC A 0–0 D
SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug AEK Larnaka A 0–5 L
09 Aug AEK Larnaka H 0–2 L
01 Aug AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
25 Jul AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
06 May PSV H 2–2 D
28 Apr CA Mineiro A 4–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between AEK Larnaka and SK Sturm Graz.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Apostolos Giannou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 8' GOAL! Ivan Trickovski scores on 8.
  • 13' The travelling SK Sturm Graz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' SK Sturm Graz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' SK Sturm Graz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raphael Obermair, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' Philipp Huspek needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' AEK Larnaka is showing some good football. However, AEK Larnaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dario Maresic.
  • 46' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace Dario Maresic by Philipp Huspek on 46 minute.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Apostolos Giannou.
  • 51' SK Sturm Graz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 59' Sandi Lovric is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Anastasios Avlonitis. He replaces Markus Pink on 63 minute.
  • 65' What an equalizer from Larena Jorge!
  • 67' Goal! Ivan Trickovski scores his 18 goal in 30 matches.
  • 69' AEK Larnaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nacho Cases is hanging Tete on the field on 69 minute.
  • 73' SK Sturm Graz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emeka Friday Eze is hanging Philipp Hosiner on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Jean Luc Assoubre is replacing Larena Jorge for the AEK Larnaka side.
  • 80' What a strike from Ivan Trickovski! The score is 4-0.
  • 81' The AEK Larnaka manager makes a substitution. Apostolos Giannou departs to be replaced by Florian Taulemesse.
  • 86' Goal! Florian Taulemesse scores his 2 goal in 30 matches.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for AEK Larnaka and SK Sturm Graz (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Vogel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.56 AEK Larnaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 SK Sturm Graz xG
I would bet for: AEK Larnaka to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AEK Larnaka74% Draw17% SK Sturm Graz9%
Actual: AEK Larnaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

AEK Larnaka or Draw
91%
Draw or SK Sturm Graz
26%
AEK Larnaka or SK Sturm Graz
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AEK Larnaka56% Draw36% SK Sturm Graz8%
Actual: AEK Larnaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.9%
3 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
4.7%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
2.8%
5 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AEK Larnaka

Handicap AEK Larnaka covers Push SK Sturm Graz covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 22% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 21% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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