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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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for BSC Young Boys and GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
  • 2' Kevin Mbabu has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
  • 7' GNK Dinamo Zagreb is showing some good football. However, GNK Dinamo Zagreb are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 12' BSC Young Boys are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined GNK Dinamo Zagreb backline.
  • 14' Sekou Sanogo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' Mario Gavranovic, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' Loris Benito has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' GNK Dinamo Zagreb fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Mislav Orsic does the damage! The net is bulging and GNK Dinamo Zagreb surge ahead!
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Kevin Theophile-Catherine. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 47' BSC Young Boys are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against GNK Dinamo Zagreb's shape.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Arijan Ademi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for GNK Dinamo Zagreb so far.
  • 62' 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 Danijel Zagorac suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mario Gavranovic on 66 minutes.
  • 67' The referee shows GNK Dinamo Zagreb player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' BSC Young Boys make a change. Christian Fassnacht trudges off to be replaced by Michel Aebischer on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Fresh legs for GNK Dinamo Zagreb! Mario Budimir comes on to replace Mario Gavranovic.
  • 79' The 31-year-old Gregory Wuthrich has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Nicolas Ngamaleu as he leaves the pitch. Jean-Pierre Nsame steps in for BSC Young Boys.
  • 83' Damian Kadzior is replacing Izet Hajrovic for the GNK Dinamo Zagreb side.
  • 86' A tactical swap from GNK Dinamo ZagrebIvan Sunjic on, Dani Olmo off on 86 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.