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BSC Young Boys vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Wed 22 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

BSC Young Boys vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Alberto Undiano
  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Jose Sanchez

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 1–1 D
06 May Rosenborg BK A 0–1 L
28 Apr FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 1–1 D
21 Apr SK Sturm Graz A 4–0 W
13 Apr AS Monaco FC H 1–0 W
10 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug BSC Young Boys A 1–1 D
14 Aug Astana FK H 1–0 W
07 Aug Astana FK A 2–0 W
31 Jul Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC A 2–2 D
24 Jul Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC H 5–0 W
06 May CA Mineiro H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as BSC Young Boys face off against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' GOAL! Kevin Mbabu scores on 2. Assisted by Nicolas Ngamaleu
  • 7' BSC Young Boys are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined GNK Dinamo Zagreb backline.
  • 12' GNK Dinamo Zagreb have won 149 goals from 194 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' Sekou Sanogo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Djibril Sow made 236 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nenad Bjelica might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' What composure from Mislav Orsic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Kevin Theophile-Catherine. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' Poland international Damian Kadzior has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. BSC Young Boys must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' BSC Young Boys 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.
  • 62' It’s high time Nenad Bjelica made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Mario Gavranovic is booked for GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Yellow card on 66.
  • 67' It’s a booking for GNK Dinamo Zagreb player. Mario Gavranovic gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' A tactical swap from BSC Young Boys — Michel Aebischer on, Christian Fassnacht off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' The GNK Dinamo Zagreb manager makes a substitution. Mario Gavranovic departs to be replaced by Mario Budimir.
  • 79' It looks surprising BSC Young Boys does not make any changes. Marin Leovac has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' The whistle greets Nicolas Ngamaleu as he departs to be replaced by Jean-Pierre Nsame.
  • 83' It is a substitution in GNK Dinamo Zagreb team. Izet Hajrovic is replaced by Damian Kadzior on 83 minute.
  • 86' Another substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb to replace Dani Olmo by Ivan Sunjic on 86 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 BSC Young Boys xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG
I would bet for: BSC Young Boys or GNK Dinamo Zagreb 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
BSC Young Boys38% Draw30% GNK Dinamo Zagreb32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

BSC Young Boys or Draw
68%
Draw or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
62%
BSC Young Boys or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
BSC Young Boys25% Draw51% GNK Dinamo Zagreb24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — BSC Young Boys

Handicap BSC Young Boys covers Push GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

BSC Young Boys keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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