Wednesday , 14 October 2026

BK Häcken vs The New Saints FC, Champions League Q 2023 ROUND 1

Champions League Qualification · 2023
BK Häcken
3 – 1
Full Time
The New Saints FC
Wed 12 Jul 2023 · 17:00 UTC Bravida Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Leo Smith
Y 85' Daniel Redmond
Y 90' Connor Roberts

Overview

Match Preview

BK Häcken vs The New Saints FC — Champions League Q at Bravida Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee

Head-to-Head

2
BK Häcken 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals The New Saints FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-12 BK Häcken 3–1 The New Saints FC

Recent Form

BK Häcken
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul The New Saints FC H 3–1 W
01 Aug AZ H 0–3 L
25 Jul AZ A 0–0 D
02 Aug RB Leipzig H 1–1 D
26 Jul RB Leipzig A 0–4 L
19 Jul FK Liepaja H 1–2 L
The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul BK Häcken A 1–3 L
13 Jul Linfield FC A 0–2 L
05 Jul Linfield FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep B36 A 2–2 D
27 Aug MSK Zilina H 3–1 W
15 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
The New Saints FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

The New Saints FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! BK Hacken welcome The New Saints FC for this crunch clash at Bravida Arena.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. BK Hacken must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 7' Against the run of play, Ibrahim Sadiq has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' With 0 assists to his name this season, Connor Roberts is clearly more than just a goal scorer for BK Hacken.
  • 13' GOAL! Mikkel Rygaard scores on 13.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' BK Hacken is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' Declan McManus makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and The New Saints FC are in front.
  • 36' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Even Hovland makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 36' Poor challenge from Leo Smith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The BK Hacken bench stirs into life. Tobias Sana is withdrawn and Momodou Lamin Sonko gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The New Saints FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Daniel Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for BK Hacken tonight.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. The New Saints FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Another substitution for BK Hacken to replace Filip Trpcevski by Amor Layouni on 71 minute.
  • 76' Rory Holden has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Williams on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Brobbel. He replaces Declan McManus on 82 minute.
  • 83' Ibrahim Sadiq makes way for Ola Kamara at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from BK Hacken.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Redmond on 85.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Roberts.
  • Another three points for BK Hacken.

Lineups

BK Häcken Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 BK Häcken xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 The New Saints FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
BK Häcken52% Draw25% The New Saints FC23%
Actual: BK Häcken win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

BK Häcken or Draw
77%
Draw or The New Saints FC
48%
BK Häcken or The New Saints FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
BK Häcken38% Draw43% The New Saints FC19%
Actual: BK Häcken win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — BK Häcken

Handicap BK Häcken covers Push The New Saints FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

BK Häcken keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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