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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 Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Balzan FC is showing some good football. However, Balzan FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Slovan Bratislava that had 63 games and scored 94 goals.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Bojan Kaljevic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' Balzan FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' It’s high time Marko Micovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' 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 Ibrahim Rabiu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' Cadu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' SK Slovan Bratislava come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Vukan Savicevic is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Holman at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Balzan FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' A change in the Balzan FC ranks — Bojan Kaljevic exits the field as Alfred Effiong enters on 63.
  • 67' Uros Ljubomirac adds to his 0 season tally! Balzan FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 67' Ibrahim Rabiu was booked on 67.
  • 71' SK Slovan Bratislava manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dejan Drazic is hanging Ibrahim Rabiu on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Vukan Savicevic makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 76' Balzan FC ring the changes. Lecao has done his job and it is now time for Ricardo Correa to step up.
  • 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. Balzan FC and SK Slovan Bratislava are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Balzan FC team. Cadu is replaced by Dale Camilleri on 82 minute.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.