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Aberdeen FC vs Rovaniemen PS, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Aberdeen FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Rovaniemen PS
Thu 11 Jul 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+2'
Y 19' Llamas
Y 25' Kalle Katz
Sam Cosgrove 40' Y
Y 73' Mohamadou Sissoko

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs Rovaniemen PS — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Fredrik Klyver
  • Referee Bojan Pandzic
  • Referee Kasper Sjoberg
  • Referee Peter Magnusson

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
Aberdeen FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rovaniemen PS
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-11 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Rovaniemen PS

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Rovaniemen PS H 2–1 W
19 May Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
10 May Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
04 May Celtic FC H 0–3 L
28 Apr Rangers FC A 0–2 L
20 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
Rovaniemen PS
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rovaniemen PS kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Rovaniemen PS is showing some good football. However, Rovaniemen PS are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' It looks surprising Rovaniemen PS does not make any changes. Jon Gallagher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Rovaniemen PS 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.
  • 19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Llamas.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kalle Katz.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tarik Kada made 2 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 36' What a strike from Niall McGinn! The score is 1-0.
  • 40' It’s a booking for Aberdeen FC player. Sam Cosgrove gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 48' What a strike from Sam Cosgrove! The score is 2-0.
  • 53' 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.
  • 57' Tarik Kada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eetu Muinonen on 57 minute.
  • 61' Dean Campbell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Hedges on 61 minute.
  • 65' Niklas Jokelainen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksander Kokko on 65 minute.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Rovaniemen PS receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 73' Connor McLennan is replacing Scott Wright for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 76' Tommi Jantti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Llamas on 76 minute.
  • 81' Rovaniemen PS is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Aberdeen FC team. Niall McGinn is replaced by James Wilson on 82 minute.
  • 87' Aleksander Kokko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rovaniemen PS.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Rovaniemen PS Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pasi Tuutti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Rovaniemen PS xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC50% Draw26% Rovaniemen PS24%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Rovaniemen PS
50%
Aberdeen FC or Rovaniemen PS
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC34% Draw46% Rovaniemen PS20%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Rovaniemen PS covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Rovaniemen PS keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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