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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 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 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
33% Clean Sheets
KRC Genk this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

KRC Genk
Daan Heymans 4 G 4 A
Zakaria El Ouahdi 4 G 1 A
Hyun-Gyu Oh 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. CS Fola Esch is hosting KRC Genk for another epic battle.
  • 5' Zinho Gano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Slovakia international Peter Chrappan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' Assisted by Jakub Piotrowski with the perfectly-timed delivery and Edon Zhegrova makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 16' Magnificent from Bryan Heynen! That is 32 goals in 316 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' CS Fola Esch is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' Ibrahima Seck, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' KRC Genk is showing some good football. However, KRC Genk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' KRC Genk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. CS Fola Esch in their trying to find a way past KRC Genk's compact .
  • 51' KRC Genk are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' A moment of madness from Julien Klein on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. CS Fola Esch will be frustrated.
  • 59' What composure from Zinho Gano! The Guinea-Bissau international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 61' What a moment for Stefano Bensi! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Edon Zhegrova gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 66' A change in the KRC Genk ranks — Bryan Heynen exits the field as Nikolaos Karelis enters on 66.
  • 71' CS Fola Esch are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against KRC Genk's shape.
  • 76' Dejvid Sinani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for KRC Genk tonight.
  • 77' Time for substitution for CS Fola Esch. Julien Klein is replaced by Guillaume Mura.
  • 82' Mehdi Kirch has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 83' Stefano Bensi makes way for Lucas Raposo at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from CS Fola Esch.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rubin Seigers, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Full Time. KRC Genk beats CS Fola Esch

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.