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Apollon FC Lemesos vs FK Kauno Zalgiris, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Apollon FC Lemesos
4 – 0
Full Time
FK Kauno Zalgiris
Thu 18 Jul 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+2'
Y 58' Rudi
Y 63' Joao Figueiredo

Overview

Match Preview

Apollon FC Lemesos vs FK Kauno Zalgiris — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Vladimir Moskalev
  • Referee Vasiliy Kazartsev
  • Referee Vladimir Minevich
  • Referee Egor Bolkhovitin

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 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 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

2
Apollon FC Lemesos 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals FK Kauno Zalgiris
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-18 Apollon FC Lemesos 4–0 FK Kauno Zalgiris 2019-07-11 FK Kauno Zalgiris 0–2 Apollon FC Lemesos

Recent Form

Apollon FC Lemesos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul FK Kauno Zalgiris H 4–0 W
11 Jul FK Kauno Zalgiris A 2–0 W
13 Dec Olympique de Marseille A 3–1 W
29 Nov SS Lazio H 2–0 W
08 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–3 L
25 Oct Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–2 L
FK Kauno Zalgiris
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Apollon FC Lemesos A 0–4 L
11 Jul Apollon FC Lemesos H 0–2 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. Apollon FC Lemesos is hosting FK Kauno Zalgiris for another epic battle.
  • 5' Emilio Zelaya does the damage! The net is bulging and Apollon FC Lemesos surge ahead!
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Kauno Zalgiris that had 6 games and scored 6 goals.
  • 25' Apollon FC Lemesos started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Apollon FC Lemesos and FK Kauno Zalgiris are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' Emilio Zelaya is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 44' Goal! Emilio Zelaya scores his 16 goal in 71 matches.
  • 46' Another substitution for FK Kauno Zalgiris to replace Martynas Dapkus by Rimvydas Sadauskas on 46 minute.
  • 51' Joao Figueiredo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Linas Pilibaitis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' Serge Gakpe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ioannis Pittas on 57 minute.
  • 58' FK Kauno Zalgiris receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 60' GOAL! Emilio Zelaya scores on 60.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Rudi as he leaves the pitch. Edvinas Kloniunas steps in for FK Kauno Zalgiris.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Joao Figueiredo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Apollon FC Lemesos and FK Kauno Zalgiris are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Benas Anisas. He replaces Rokas Krusnauskas on 70 minute.
  • 75' It looks surprising FK Kauno Zalgiris does not make any changes. Ioannis Pittas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sofronis Avgousti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Attila Szalai makes it 5-0.
  • 88' FK Kauno Zalgiris come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Kauno Zalgiris.

Lineups

Apollon FC Lemesos Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sofronis Avgousti

FK Kauno Zalgiris Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mindaugas Cepas

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.35 Apollon FC Lemesos xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 FK Kauno Zalgiris xG
I would bet for: Apollon FC Lemesos to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Apollon FC Lemesos72% Draw18% FK Kauno Zalgiris10%
Actual: Apollon FC Lemesos win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Apollon FC Lemesos or Draw
90%
Draw or FK Kauno Zalgiris
28%
Apollon FC Lemesos or FK Kauno Zalgiris
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Apollon FC Lemesos53% Draw39% FK Kauno Zalgiris8%
Actual: Apollon FC Lemesos win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
11.5%
3 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.1%
5 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Apollon FC Lemesos

Handicap Apollon FC Lemesos covers Push FK Kauno Zalgiris covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 22% 48%
-1.5 52% — 48%
-1 52% 23% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Apollon FC Lemesos keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
FK Kauno Zalgiris keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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