Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Champions League Qualification · 2023
BK Hacken
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 Hacken vs The New Saints FC — Champions League Q at Bravida Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

BK Hacken
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 Hacken 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
50% 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' In just a few seconds Bravida Arena will turn into a battlefield for BK Hacken and The New Saints FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 7' Goal! Ibrahim Sadiq scores his 16 goal in 6 matches.
  • 12' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rory Holden suffering a number of foals already.
  • 13' Goal! Mikkel Rygaard scores his 2 goal in 6 matches.
  • 18' Joshua Daniels has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 23' The New Saints FC is showing some good football. However, The New Saints FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 32' What a strike from Declan McManus! The score is 2-1.
  • 36' GOAL! Even Hovland scores on 36.
  • 36' Leo Smith was booked on 36.
  • 41' BK Hacken started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' Another substitution for BK Hacken to replace Tobias Sana by Momodou Lamin Sonko on 46 minute.
  • 51' The travelling The New Saints FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simon Sandberg made 105 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' The New Saints FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 71' Amor Layouni is replacing Filip Trpcevski for the BK Hacken side.
  • 76' The whistle greets Jordan Williams as he departs to be replaced by Rory Holden.
  • 81' 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.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Brobbel. He replaces Declan McManus on 82 minute.
  • 83' The BK Hacken manager makes a substitution. Ibrahim Sadiq departs to be replaced by Ola Kamara.
  • 85' The New Saints FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 90' The referee shows The New Saints FC player a card on 90.
  • Full Time. BK Hacken beats The New Saints FC

Lineups

BK Hacken Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 BK Hacken 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 Hacken52% Draw25% The New Saints FC23%
Actual: BK Hacken 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 Hacken or Draw
77%
Draw or The New Saints FC
48%
BK Hacken or The New Saints FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
BK Hacken38% Draw43% The New Saints FC19%
Actual: BK Hacken 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 Hacken

Handicap BK Hacken 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 Hacken 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.