Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Astana FK
1 – 0
2 – 1 pen
Full Time
APOEL FC
Thu 30 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Serikzhan Muzhikov 13' Y
Y 16' Carlao
Y 19' Roland Sallai
Richard Almeida 58' Y
Dmitriy Shomko 74' Y
Marin Anicic 98' Y
Marin Anicic 99' Y
Pedro Henrique 108' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Astana FK vs APOEL FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Heine Sorensen
  • Referee Michael Tykgaard
  • Referee Jakob Kehlet
  • Referee Henrik Larsen

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

4
2
2
Astana FK 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals APOEL FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-30 Astana FK 1–0 APOEL FC 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

Recent Form

Astana FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug APOEL FC H 1–0 W
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
APOEL FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Astana FK A 0–1 L
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Astana FK and APOEL FC is underway.
  • 5' The travelling APOEL FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Astana FK. Serikzhan Muzhikov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 16' What a strike from Pedro Henrique! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carlao on 16.
  • 19' Controversy at the stadium! Roland Sallai argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' Ivan Majeuski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' Laszlo Kleinheisler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 188 appearances.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Astana FK and APOEL FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' The crowd applauds Serikzhan Muzhikov as he leaves the pitch. Richard Almeida steps in for Astana FK.
  • 58' Richard Almeida is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' APOEL FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Fresh legs for APOEL FC! Tomas De Vincenti comes on to replace Ghayas Zahid.
  • 70' It’s high time Grigoriy Babayan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dmitriy Shomko on 74 minutes.
  • 79' It looks surprising APOEL FC does not make any changes. Marin Tomasov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Another change for APOEL FC made on 84 minute. Mousa Ta'mari leaves to be changed by Giorgos Efrem.
  • 85' Another substitution for Astana FK to replace Junior Kabananga by Rangelo Janga on 85 minute.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for APOEL FC.

Lineups

Astana FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Grigoriy Babayan

APOEL FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Baltazar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Caju 1
Pedro Henrique 1
Pedro Henrique 1
Caju 1

Head to Head

2018-08-30 Astana FK 1–0 APOEL FC 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

Astana FK Form

2018-08-30 Astana FK 1–0 APOEL FC W 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

APOEL FC Form

2018-08-30 Astana FK 1–0 APOEL FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Astana FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 APOEL FC xG
I would bet for: Astana FK or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Astana FK43% Draw30% APOEL FC27%
Actual: Astana FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Astana FK or Draw
73%
Draw or APOEL FC
57%
Astana FK or APOEL FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Astana FK28% Draw52% APOEL FC20%
Actual: Astana FK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Astana FK

Handicap Astana FK covers Push APOEL FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Astana FK keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
APOEL FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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