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CS Fola Esch vs FC Prishtina, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
CS Fola Esch
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Prishtina
Wed 11 Jul 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Armend Thaqi
Mehdi Kirch 29' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CS Fola Esch vs FC Prishtina — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Vilhjalmur Alvar Þorarinsson
  • Referee Birkir Sigurðarson
  • Referee Bryngeir Valdimarsson
  • Referee Ivar Orri Kristjansson

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

2
CS Fola Esch 2 games · Avg 0.0 goals FC Prishtina
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-11 CS Fola Esch 0–0 FC Prishtina

Recent Form

CS Fola Esch
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul FC Prishtina H 0–0 D
18 May CD Nacional A 1–2 L
13 May Shirebrook Town FC H 2–2 D
06 May Portimonense SC A 1–1 D
29 Apr Redbridge FC H 0–0 D
25 Apr Hadley FC A 1–0 W
FC Prishtina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul CS Fola Esch A 0–0 D
05 Jul Europa FC H 5–0 W
28 Jun Europa FC A 1–1 D
20 May SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 2–2 D
14 May Aizawl FC A 1–0 W
06 May FC Carl Zeiss Jena H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. CS Fola Esch host FC Prishtina — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CS Fola Esch needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Armend Thaqi was booked on 21.
  • 26' FC Prishtina is showing some good football. However, FC Prishtina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for CS Fola Esch. Mehdi Kirch will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' A tactical swap from CS Fola Esch — Cedric Sacras on, Mehdi Kirch off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Visar Bekaj is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CS Fola Esch.
  • 56' Armend Thaqi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' The travelling FC Prishtina supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at . FC Prishtina seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 69' The CS Fola Esch manager makes a substitution. Corentin Kocur departs to be replaced by Ken Corral.
  • 74' FC Prishtina fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 79' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mirel Josa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Gauthier Mankenda as he leaves the pitch. Mergim Pefqeli steps in for FC Prishtina.
  • 86' FC Prishtina are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Another substitution for FC Prishtina to replace Meriton Korenica by Abdul Bashiru on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. CS Fola Esch and FC Prishtina share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

CS Fola Esch Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Prishtina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mirel Josa

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8 CS Fola Esch xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 FC Prishtina xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + CS Fola Esch or Draw 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CS Fola Esch35% Draw37% FC Prishtina28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

CS Fola Esch or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Prishtina
65%
CS Fola Esch or FC Prishtina
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CS Fola Esch20% Draw62% FC Prishtina18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
2%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.4%
0 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — CS Fola Esch

Handicap CS Fola Esch covers Push FC Prishtina covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 19% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

CS Fola Esch keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
FC Prishtina keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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