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Astana FK vs Valletta FC, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Astana FK
5 – 1
Full Time
Valletta FC
Thu 8 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Yuri Logvinenko 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Astana FK vs Valletta FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Vladislav Bezborodov
  • Referee Valery Danchenko
  • Referee Maksim Gavrilin
  • Referee Aleksey Eskov

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
4
2
Astana FK 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Valletta FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-08 Astana FK 5–1 Valletta FC 2018-05-05 Astana FK 1–0 Valletta FC 2017-11-25 Valletta FC 1–1 Astana FK 2017-01-14 Valletta FC 4–0 Astana FK 2016-10-15 Astana FK 1–1 Valletta FC

Recent Form

Astana FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Valletta FC H 5–1 W
01 Aug FC Santa Coloma H 4–1 W
23 Jul FC Santa Coloma A 0–0 D
17 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–3 L
09 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 1–0 W
13 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–2 L
Valletta FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Astana FK A 1–5 L
30 Jul Ferencvarosi TC H 1–1 D
24 Jul Ferencvarosi TC A 1–3 L
16 Jul F91 Diddeleng H 1–1 D
09 Jul F91 Diddeleng A 2–2 D
02 Aug HSK Zrinjski Mostar H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Valletta FC gets underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' Goal! Runar Mar Sigurjonsson scores his 7 goal in 101 matches.
  • 13' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 13 minutes.
  • 15' GOAL! Yuri Logvinenko scores on 15.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' It’s high time Darren Abdilla made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Goal! Marin Tomasov scores his 9 goal in 188 matches.
  • 40' Luka Simunovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Valletta FC is showing some good football. However, Valletta FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' What a strike from Runar Mar Sigurjonsson! The score is 4-0.
  • 61' Valletta FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicholas Pulis is hanging Kevin Tulimieri on the field on 61 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Rangelo Janga. He replaces Firmin Mubele on 63 minute.
  • 67' Goal! Mario Fontanella scores his 4 goal in 179 matches.
  • 72' Astana FK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 77' It looks surprising Astana FK does not make any changes. Nicholas Pulis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Matteo Piciollo is replacing Douglas Packer for the Valletta FC side.
  • 80' Goal! Rangelo Janga scores his 2 goal in 188 matches.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Astana FK player. Yuri Logvinenko gets a Yellow card.
  • 87' Another change for Astana FK made on 87 minute. Dorin Rotariu leaves to be changed by Roman Murtazaev.
  • With this win, Astana FK is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Astana FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roman Hryhorchuk

Valletta FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Abdilla

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marin Tomasov 3
Runar Mar Sigurjonsson 2
Roman Murtazaev 2
Rangelo Janga 1
Yuri Logvinenko 1
Mario Fontanella 1

Head to Head

2019-08-08 Astana FK 5–1 Valletta FC 2018-05-05 Astana FK 1–0 Valletta FC 2017-11-25 Valletta FC 1–1 Astana FK 2017-01-14 Valletta FC 4–0 Astana FK 2016-10-15 Astana FK 1–1 Valletta FC

Astana FK Form

2019-08-08 Astana FK 5–1 Valletta FC W 2019-08-01 Astana FK 4–1 FC Santa Coloma W 2019-07-23 FC Santa Coloma 0–0 Astana FK D 2019-07-17 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 3–1 Astana FK L 2019-07-09 Astana FK 1–0 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2018-12-13 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–0 Astana FK L

Valletta FC Form

2019-08-08 Astana FK 5–1 Valletta FC L 2019-07-30 Valletta FC 1–1 Ferencvarosi TC D 2019-07-24 Ferencvarosi TC 3–1 Valletta FC L 2019-07-16 Valletta FC 1–1 F91 Diddeleng D 2019-07-09 F91 Diddeleng 2–2 Valletta FC D 2018-08-02 Valletta FC 1–2 HSK Zrinjski Mostar L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.15 Astana FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Valletta FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Astana FK59% Draw22% Valletta FC19%
Actual: Astana FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Astana FK or Draw
81%
Draw or Valletta FC
41%
Astana FK or Valletta FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Astana FK43% Draw40% Valletta FC17%
Actual: Astana FK win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Astana FK

Handicap Astana FK covers Push Valletta FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Astana FK keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Valletta FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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