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Aarhus GF vs Esport Honka, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Aarhus GF
5 – 2
Full Time
Esport Honka
Thu 27 Aug 2020 · 17:00 UTC Ceres Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Casper Hojer Nielsen 44' Y
Gift Links 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aarhus GF vs Esport Honka — Europe at Ceres Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos
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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
Aarhus GF 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals Esport Honka
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-27 Aarhus GF 5–2 Esport Honka

Recent Form

Aarhus GF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Esport Honka H 5–2 W
Esport Honka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug Aarhus GF A 2–5 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Ceres Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Alexander Munksgaard is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Esport Honka so far.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aarhus GF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Aarhus GF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Esport Honka backline.
  • 20' Frederik Tingager needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Frederik Tingager — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' Esport Honka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Patrick Mortensen gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Aarhus GF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Esport Honka's shape.
  • 35' Against the run of play, Borjas Martin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Casper Hojer Nielsen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 47' GOAL! Patrick Mortensen scores on 45.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Aarhus GF player. Gift Links gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' South Africa international Gift Links has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Magnificent from Lucas Kaufmann! That is 1 goals in 1 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 69' The whistle greets Henri Aalto as he departs to be replaced by Macoumba Kandji.
  • 70' The Esport Honka bench stirs into life. Henri Aalto is withdrawn and Macoumba Kandji gets his opportunity.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Another change for Aarhus GF made on 78 minute. Gift Links leaves to be changed by Milan Jevtovic.
  • 79' Another substitution for Esport Honka to replace Borjas Martin by Arlind Sejdiu on 79 minute.
  • 84' Bror Blume has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' Benjamin Hvidt gets the nod from Aarhus GF. He replaces Bror Blume and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The Aarhus GF manager makes a substitution. Bror Blume departs to be replaced by Benjamin Hvidt.
  • Another three points for Aarhus GF.

Lineups

Aarhus GF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Nielsen

Esport Honka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vesa Vasara

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.25 Aarhus GF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Esport Honka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aarhus GF65% Draw18% Esport Honka17%
Actual: Aarhus GF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Aarhus GF or Draw
82%
Draw or Esport Honka
35%
Aarhus GF or Esport Honka
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aarhus GF53% Draw31% Esport Honka16%
Actual: Aarhus GF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
4 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.8%
5 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Aarhus GF

Handicap Aarhus GF covers Push Esport Honka covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 18% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 18% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 9% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aarhus GF keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Esport Honka keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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