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Ballymena United FC vs NSI Runavik, Europe 2018-19 PRELIMINARY ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Ballymena United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
NSI Runavik
Thu 27 Jun 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 78' Pol Justinussen
Declan Carville 87' Y
Y 88' Paetur Hentze

Overview

Match Preview

Ballymena United FC vs NSI Runavik — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos
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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

1
1
Ballymena United FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals NSI Runavik
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-27 Ballymena United FC 2–0 NSI Runavik

Recent Form

Ballymena United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun NSI Runavik H 2–0 W
NSI Runavik
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Ballymena United FC A 0–2 L
19 Jul Hibernian FC H 4–6 L
12 Jul Hibernian FC A 1–6 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Ballymena United FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Declan Carville needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering NSI Runavik that had 6 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Petur Knudsen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' NSI Runavik started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Torður Thomsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' It looks surprising Ballymena United FC does not make any changes. Tony Kane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 49' Leroy Millar puts Ballymena United FC on the lead.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Ballymena United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Goal! Jude Winchester scores his 1 goal in 4 matches.
  • 60' NSI Runavik is showing some good football. However, NSI Runavik are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 67' Betuel Hansen is replacing Per Langgaard for the NSI Runavik side.
  • 70' The NSI Runavik manager makes a substitution. Bui Egilsson departs to be replaced by Jann Benjaminsen.
  • 75' Ballymena United FC 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.
  • 78' The referee shows NSI Runavik player a Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' Ryan Mayse has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cathair Friel on 79 minute.
  • 84' Ballymena United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' Ballymena United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryan Harpur is hanging Jude Winchester on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Ballymena United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Paetur Hentze.
  • Full Time. Ballymena United FC beats NSI Runavik

Lineups

Ballymena United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Jeffrey

NSI Runavik Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guðjon Thordarsson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.96 Ballymena United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 NSI Runavik xG
I would bet for: Ballymena United FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ballymena United FC66% Draw22% NSI Runavik12%
Actual: Ballymena United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Ballymena United FC or Draw
88%
Draw or NSI Runavik
34%
Ballymena United FC or NSI Runavik
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ballymena United FC47% Draw44% NSI Runavik9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
0 – 0
9.6%
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Ballymena United FC

Handicap Ballymena United FC covers Push NSI Runavik covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Ballymena United FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
NSI Runavik keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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