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CS Fola Esch vs KRC Genk, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
CS Fola Esch
1 – 4
Full Time
KRC Genk
Wed 1 Aug 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Julien Klein 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

CS Fola Esch vs KRC Genk — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Filip Glova
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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 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 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 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 5.0 goals KRC Genk
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-01 CS Fola Esch 1–4 KRC Genk 2018-07-26 KRC Genk 5–0 CS Fola Esch

Recent Form

CS Fola Esch
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug KRC Genk H 1–4 L
26 Jul KRC Genk A 0–5 L
19 Jul FC Prishtina A 0–0 D
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
KRC Genk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug CS Fola Esch A 4–1 W
29 Jul KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen A 4–0 W
26 Jul CS Fola Esch H 5–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: KRC Genk gets underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Edon Zhegrova makes it 0-1.
  • 16' A goal from the Belgium international Bryan Heynen! He fires home on 16 to make it 0-2!
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. CS Fola Esch and KRC Genk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 26' A quiet spell here at . CS Fola Esch seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' Emmanuel Cabral has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahima Seck, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Dejvid Sinani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' That is a Yellow card for CS Fola Esch. Julien Klein will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' Magnificent from Zinho Gano! That is 38 goals in 323 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' A stunning finish from Stefano Bensi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Edon Zhegrova makes it 1-4.
  • 66' The KRC Genk manager makes a substitution. Bryan Heynen departs to be replaced by Nikolaos Karelis.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' Rodrigue Dikaba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CS Fola Esch tonight.
  • 77' Julien Klein makes way for Guillaume Mura at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from CS Fola Esch.
  • 82' 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 Bruno Freire suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Fresh legs for CS Fola Esch! Lucas Raposo comes on to replace Stefano Bensi.
  • 88' 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.
  • Another three points for KRC Genk.

Lineups

CS Fola Esch Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

KRC Genk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.98 CS Fola Esch xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.44 KRC Genk xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + KRC Genk to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
CS Fola Esch17% Draw21% KRC Genk62%
Actual: KRC Genk win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

CS Fola Esch or Draw
39%
Draw or KRC Genk
83%
CS Fola Esch or KRC Genk
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
CS Fola Esch12% Draw38% KRC Genk50%
Actual: KRC Genk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 3
7.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 3
7.5%
0 – 4
4.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — CS Fola Esch

Handicap CS Fola Esch covers Push KRC Genk covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 8% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 21% 47%
+1.5 53% — 47%
+2 53% 20% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

CS Fola Esch keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
KRC Genk keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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