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Balzan FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Balzan FC
2 – 1
Full Time
SK Slovan Bratislava
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Ibrahim Rabiu

Overview

Match Preview

Balzan FC vs SK Slovan Bratislava — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Heine Sorensen
  • Referee Lars Hummelgaard
  • Referee Jens Maae
  • Referee Morten Krogh

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
Balzan FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals SK Slovan Bratislava
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-26 Balzan FC 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava

Recent Form

Balzan FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul SK Slovan Bratislava H 2–1 W
19 Jul Keslə FK A 1–2 L
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
SK Slovan Bratislava
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Balzan FC A 1–2 L
19 Jul FC Milsami Orhei H 5–0 W
12 Jul FC Milsami Orhei A 4–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Balzan FC launch into their encounter with SK Slovan Bratislava.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' It’s high time Marko Micovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Balzan FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 17' Bojan Kaljevic adds to his 0 season tally! Balzan FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 22' SK Slovan Bratislava fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' Balzan FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' With 0 assists to his name this season, M. Rharsalla is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SK Slovan Bratislava.
  • 37' SK Slovan Bratislava have won 98 goals from 66 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Balzan FC that had 83 games and scored 11 goals.
  • 46' SK Slovan Bratislava ring the changes. David Holman has done his job and it is now time for Vukan Savicevic to step up.
  • 51' The 36-year-old Steve Sultana has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SK Slovan Bratislava needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' The Balzan FC manager makes a substitution. Bojan Kaljevic departs to be replaced by Alfred Effiong.
  • 67' Magnificent from Uros Ljubomirac! That is 2 goals in 83 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 67' It’s a booking for SK Slovan Bratislava player. Ibrahim Rabiu gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' Another substitution for SK Slovan Bratislava to replace Ibrahim Rabiu by Dejan Drazic on 71 minute.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Vukan Savicevic makes it 2-1.
  • 76' The Balzan FC manager makes a substitution. Lecao departs to be replaced by Ricardo Correa.
  • 81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 82' The whistle greets Cadu as he departs to be replaced by Dale Camilleri.
  • 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Balzan FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marko Micovic

SK Slovan Bratislava Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Martin Sevela

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 Balzan FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 SK Slovan Bratislava xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Balzan FC48% Draw25% SK Slovan Bratislava27%
Actual: Balzan FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Balzan FC or Draw
73%
Draw or SK Slovan Bratislava
52%
Balzan FC or SK Slovan Bratislava
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Balzan FC35% Draw43% SK Slovan Bratislava22%
Actual: Balzan FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Balzan FC

Handicap Balzan FC covers Push SK Slovan Bratislava covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Balzan FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
SK Slovan Bratislava keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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