Thursday , 2 July 2026

Birkirkara FC vs KI, Europe 2018-19 PRELIMINARY ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Birkirkara FC
1 – 1
Full Time
KI
Thu 28 Jun 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Edward Herrera 45' Y
Y 56' Joannes Danielsen

Overview

Match Preview

Birkirkara FC vs KI — Europe .

Match Details

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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

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Birkirkara FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals KI
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-28 Birkirkara FC 1–1 KI 2017-05-28 KI 2–0 Birkirkara FC 2016-12-18 Birkirkara FC 2–1 KI 2016-05-29 KI 2–1 Birkirkara FC 2016-01-09 Birkirkara FC 1–1 KI

Recent Form

Birkirkara FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun KI H 1–1 D
10 Jun FC Samtredia A 2–0 W
04 Jun UE Engordany H 2–2 D
28 May KI A 0–2 L
21 May FK Rabotnicki Skopje H 2–2 D
13 May FK Riteriai A 1–0 W
KI
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Birkirkara FC A 1–1 D
10 Jun SS Folgore/Falciano H 1–0 W
04 Jun SC Paderborn 07 A 0–4 L
28 May Birkirkara FC H 2–0 W
20 May UE Engordany A 0–1 L
13 May FC Samtredia H 2–0 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Birkirkara FC and KI is underway.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Birkirkara FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronnie Moller-Iversen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' 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 Eduardo Mancha suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Kristijan Naumovski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Birkirkara FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Birkirkara FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising Birkirkara FC does not make any changes. Jakup Andreasen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' It’s a booking for KI player. Joannes Danielsen gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' KI is showing some good football. However, KI are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KI that had 149 games and scored 41 goals.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 72' Birkirkara FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael Mifsud on 72.
  • 77' The travelling KI supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' The whistle greets Marcelinho as he departs to be replaced by Stanimir Miloskovic.
  • 82' KI manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ronnie Moller-Iversen is hanging Joannes Bjartalid on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Another substitution for KI to replace Olavur Niclasen by Mikkjal Bergi on 87 minute.
  • 88' Goal! Deni Pavlovic scores his 3 goal in 149 matches.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Birkirkara FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Zammit

KI Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikkjal Thomassen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Birkirkara FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 KI xG
I would bet for: Birkirkara FC or KI 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Birkirkara FC42% Draw29% KI29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Birkirkara FC or Draw
71%
Draw or KI
58%
Birkirkara FC or KI
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Birkirkara FC30% Draw48% KI22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Birkirkara FC

Handicap Birkirkara FC covers Push KI covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Birkirkara FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
KI keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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