Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Astana FK and APOEL FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Astana FK in their trying to find a way past APOEL FC's compact .
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Astana FK. Serikzhan Muzhikov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 16' What composure from Pedro Henrique! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 16' APOEL FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Roland Sallai.
  • 24' It looks surprising Astana FK does not make any changes. Mousa Ta'mari has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Astana FK must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Astana FK 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.
  • 39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 44' Reza Ghoochannejhad needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 49' APOEL FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Astana FK! Richard Almeida comes on to replace Serikzhan Muzhikov.
  • 58' Richard Almeida was booked on 58.
  • 63' Savvas Gentsoglou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' It is a substitution in APOEL FC team. Ghayas Zahid is replaced by Tomas De Vincenti on 65 minute.
  • 70' Serikzhan Muzhikov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Dmitriy Shomko argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' The APOEL FC manager makes a substitution. Mousa Ta'mari departs to be replaced by Giorgos Efrem.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Astana FK team. Junior Kabananga is replaced by Rangelo Janga on 85 minute.
  • 90' APOEL FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • It finishes all square. Astana FK and APOEL FC share the spoils 1-0.

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
Caju 1
Pedro Henrique 1
Pedro Henrique 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.