Thursday , 2 July 2026

APOEL FC vs Astana FK, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
APOEL FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Astana FK
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Laszlo Kleinheisler
Y 67' Pedro Henrique
Lucas 84' Y
Y 86' Antonio Rukavina

Overview

Match Preview

APOEL FC vs Astana FK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
  • Referee Jan Seidel
  • Referee Lasse Koslowski
  • Referee Frank Willenborg
29 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2
4
APOEL FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Astana FK
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-23 APOEL FC 1–0 Astana FK 2018-03-31 Astana FK 1–2 APOEL FC 2017-08-19 APOEL FC 0–1 Astana FK 2017-05-06 APOEL FC 2–2 Astana FK 2016-11-21 Astana FK 4–0 APOEL FC

Recent Form

APOEL FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug Astana FK H 1–0 W
16 Aug Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC H 3–1 W
09 Aug Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC A 2–2 D
02 Aug FC Flora A 0–2 L
26 Jul FC Flora H 5–0 W
17 Jul FK Suduva Marijampole H 1–0 W
Astana FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug APOEL FC A 0–1 L
14 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–1 L
07 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 0–2 L
01 Aug FC Midtjylland A 0–0 D
24 Jul FC Midtjylland H 2–1 W
18 Jul FK Sutjeska Niksic A 2–0 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Astana FK kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' The travelling Astana FK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Astana FK seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Astana FK is showing some good football. However, Astana FK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. APOEL FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. APOEL FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' It’s high time Bruno Baltazar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Astana FK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Reza Ghoochannejhad. He replaces Dellatorre on 62 minute.
  • 67' Astana FK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Baktiyor Zainutdinov. He replaces Pedro Henrique on 72 minute.
  • 74' Time for substitution for APOEL FC. Mousa Ta'mari is replaced by Giorgos Efrem.
  • 79' APOEL FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Caju on 79.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Lucas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The Astana FK manager makes a substitution. Junior Kabananga departs to be replaced by Rangelo Janga.
  • 86' Astana FK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 88' The whistle greets Ghayas Zahid as he departs to be replaced by Savvas Gentsoglou.
  • 90' Abzal Beysebekov is replacing Marin Tomasov for the Astana FK side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

APOEL FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Baltazar

Astana FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grigoriy Babayan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Caju 1
Caju 1
Pedro Henrique 1
Pedro Henrique 1

Head to Head

2018-08-23 APOEL FC 1–0 Astana FK 2018-03-31 Astana FK 1–2 APOEL FC 2017-08-19 APOEL FC 0–1 Astana FK 2017-05-06 APOEL FC 2–2 Astana FK 2016-11-21 Astana FK 4–0 APOEL FC

APOEL FC Form

2018-08-23 APOEL FC 1–0 Astana FK W 2018-08-16 APOEL FC 3–1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC W 2018-08-09 Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC 2–2 APOEL FC D 2018-08-02 FC Flora 2–0 APOEL FC L 2018-07-26 APOEL FC 5–0 FC Flora W 2018-07-17 APOEL FC 1–0 FK Suduva Marijampole W

Astana FK Form

2018-08-23 APOEL FC 1–0 Astana FK L 2018-08-14 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Astana FK L 2018-08-07 Astana FK 0–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2018-08-01 FC Midtjylland 0–0 Astana FK D 2018-07-24 Astana FK 2–1 FC Midtjylland W 2018-07-18 FK Sutjeska Niksic 0–2 Astana FK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.33 APOEL FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Astana FK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
APOEL FC48% Draw28% Astana FK24%
Actual: APOEL FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

APOEL FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Astana FK
52%
APOEL FC or Astana FK
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
APOEL FC30% Draw51% Astana FK19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — APOEL FC

Handicap APOEL FC covers Push Astana FK covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

APOEL FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Astana FK keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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