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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between CS Fola Esch and KRC Genk is underway.
  • 5' KRC Genk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. CS Fola Esch is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 13' What a strike from Edon Zhegrova! The score is 0-1.
  • 16' GOAL! Bryan Heynen scores on 16. Assisted by Jakub Piotrowski
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' 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 Zinho Gano suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KRC Genk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' It’s high time Philippe Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' KRC Genk seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 51' KRC Genk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' CS Fola Esch receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 59' GOAL! Zinho Gano scores on 59. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova
  • 61' GOAL! Stefano Bensi scores on 61. Assisted by Dejvid Sinani
  • 63' Goal! Edon Zhegrova scores his 23 goal in 316 matches.
  • 66' Another substitution for KRC Genk to replace Bryan Heynen by Nikolaos Karelis on 66 minute.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CS Fola Esch that had 93 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Guillaume Mura. He replaces Julien Klein on 77 minute.
  • 82' CS Fola Esch is showing some good football. However, CS Fola Esch are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' Another substitution for CS Fola Esch to replace Stefano Bensi by Lucas Raposo on 83 minute.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julien Klein made 93 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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.