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Balzan FC vs Keslə FK, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Balzan FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Keslə FK
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Fuad Bayramov
Milos Lepovic 58' Y
Cadu 71' Y
Y 88' Ebrima Sohna

Overview

Match Preview

Balzan FC vs Keslə FK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee V. Chinkov
  • Referee Georgi Doynov
  • Referee Deniz Sokolov
  • Referee Dragomir Draganov

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

2
2
2
Balzan FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Keslə FK
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK 2015-12-12 Keslə FK 3–1 Balzan FC 2015-07-24 Balzan FC 1–1 Keslə FK 2015-03-14 Keslə FK 1–1 Balzan FC 2014-09-20 Balzan FC 3–1 Keslə FK

Recent Form

Balzan FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Keslə FK H 4–1 W
14 May North Shields FC A 0–3 L
07 May FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz H 2–3 L
29 Apr Os Belenenses Futebol A 2–0 W
22 Apr GD Chaves H 1–2 L
16 Apr Barnton FC A 0–0 D
Keslə FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Balzan FC A 1–4 L
14 May FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz A 1–2 L
07 May Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–1 L
30 Apr GD Chaves A 0–4 L
23 Apr Barnton FC H 0–0 D
16 Apr CS Maritimo A 5–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Keslə FK gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Alfred Effiong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 12' Alfred Effiong puts Balzan FC on the lead.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' Goal! Lecao scores his 1 goal in 83 matches.
  • 26' The travelling Keslə FK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Goal! Cesar Meza Colli scores his 2 goal in 9 matches.
  • 34' What a strike from Bojan Kaljevic! The score is 3-1.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fuad Bayramov.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' It looks surprising Balzan FC does not make any changes. Milos Lepovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Goal! Cadu scores his 2 goal in 83 matches.
  • 58' Balzan FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The whistle greets Fuad Bayramov as he departs to be replaced by Milos Bosancic.
  • 62' Balzan FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Uros Ljubomirac is hanging Alfred Effiong on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' Balzan FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 71' Balzan FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 76' Keslə FK 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.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Balzan FC team. Bojan Kaljevic is replaced by Andrija Majdevac on 77 minute.
  • 82' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 84' The whistle greets Sərtan Taskin as he departs to be replaced by Herve Tchami-Ngangoue.
  • 85' Ricardo Correa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nenad Sljivic on 85 minute.
  • 88' Keslə FK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • With this win, Balzan FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Balzan FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Micovic

Keslə FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cesar Meza Colli 2
Slavik Alxasov 1
Bojan Kaljevic 1
Cadu 1
Alfred Effiong 1
Lecao 1
Andrija Majdevac 1

Head to Head

2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK 2015-12-12 Keslə FK 3–1 Balzan FC 2015-07-24 Balzan FC 1–1 Keslə FK 2015-03-14 Keslə FK 1–1 Balzan FC 2014-09-20 Balzan FC 3–1 Keslə FK

Balzan FC Form

2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK W 2016-05-14 North Shields FC 3–0 Balzan FC L 2016-05-07 Balzan FC 2–3 FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz L 2016-04-29 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–2 Balzan FC W 2016-04-22 Balzan FC 1–2 GD Chaves L 2016-04-16 Barnton FC 0–0 Balzan FC D

Keslə FK Form

2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK L 2016-05-14 FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz 2–1 Keslə FK L 2016-05-07 Keslə FK 0–1 Os Belenenses Futebol L 2016-04-30 GD Chaves 4–0 Keslə FK L 2016-04-23 Keslə FK 0–0 Barnton FC D 2016-04-16 CS Maritimo 0–5 Keslə FK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91 Balzan FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Keslə FK xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Balzan FC51% Draw24% Keslə FK25%
Actual: Balzan FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Balzan FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Keslə FK
49%
Balzan FC or Keslə FK
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Balzan FC37% Draw42% Keslə FK21%
Actual: Balzan FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Balzan FC

Handicap Balzan FC covers Push Keslə FK covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Balzan FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Keslə FK keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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