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APOEL FC vs FC Flora, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
APOEL FC
5 – 0
Full Time
FC Flora
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

APOEL FC vs FC Flora — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Dominik Schaal
  • Referee Martin Petersen

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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
APOEL FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Flora
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-26 APOEL FC 5–0 FC Flora

Recent Form

APOEL FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul FC Flora H 5–0 W
17 Jul FK Suduva Marijampole H 1–0 W
11 Jul FK Suduva Marijampole A 1–3 L
13 May FK Sutjeska Niksic H 1–2 L
06 May Helsingin JK A 0–5 L
28 Apr PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–0 D
FC Flora
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul APOEL FC A 0–5 L
17 Jul Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC A 1–3 L
10 Jul Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC H 1–4 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. APOEL FC is hosting FC Flora for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Flora needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' It looks surprising FC Flora does not make any changes. Nektarios Alexandrou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' APOEL FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' A stunning finish from Yohan Tavares — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Magnificent from Lucas! That is 6 goals in 149 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' Nuno Morais doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' The travelling FC Flora supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 62' FC Flora is showing some good football. However, FC Flora are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' A change in the APOEL FC ranks — Mickael Pote exits the field as Dellatorre enters on 66.
  • 70' A change in the FC Flora ranks — Mihkel Ainsalu exits the field as Markus Poom enters on 70.
  • 73' What a strike from Roland Sallai! The score is 4-0.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Maksim Gussev as he leaves the pitch. Frank Liivak steps in for FC Flora.
  • 78' Magnificent from Dellatorre! That is 3 goals in 149 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' Nektarios Alexandrou gets the nod from APOEL FC. He replaces Nicolas Ioannou and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' APOEL FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from APOEL FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

APOEL FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Baltazar

FC Flora Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arno Pijpers

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.65 APOEL FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 FC Flora xG
I would bet for: APOEL FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
APOEL FC71% Draw17% FC Flora12%
Actual: APOEL FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

APOEL FC or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Flora
29%
APOEL FC or FC Flora
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
APOEL FC58% Draw35% FC Flora7%
Actual: APOEL FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
3 – 0
10.9%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
7%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
2.7%
5 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — APOEL FC

Handicap APOEL FC covers Push FC Flora covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 21% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

APOEL FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
FC Flora keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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