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Cliftonville FC vs FC Nordsjælland, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Cliftonville FC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Nordsjælland
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jamie McGovern 35' Y
Y 82' Victor Nelsson

Overview

Match Preview

Cliftonville FC vs FC Nordsjælland — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Balazs Szert
  • Referee Sandor Ando-Szabo
  • Referee Zsolt Varga
  • Referee Csaba Pinter

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
Cliftonville FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Nordsjælland
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 Cliftonville FC 0–1 FC Nordsjælland

Recent Form

Cliftonville FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FC Nordsjælland H 0–1 L
FC Nordsjælland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Cliftonville FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Cliftonville FC have kicked off against FC Nordsjaelland. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' 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 Victor Nelsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Cliftonville FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 19' Andreas Skov Olsen puts FC Nordsjaelland on the lead.
  • 24' Cliftonville FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Nordsjaelland's shape.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cliftonville FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Jamie McGovern is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 40' FC Nordsjaelland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' FC Nordsjaelland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' The 28-year-old Mathias Rasmussen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' 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.
  • 57' A tactical swap from FC Nordsjaelland — Matias Rasmussen on, Andreas Skov Olsen off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' A change in the Cliftonville FC ranks — Jamie McGovern exits the field as Ryan Catney enters on 62.
  • 67' Andreas Skovgaard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 6 appearances.
  • 71' Godsway Donyoh makes way for Martin Frese at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Nordsjaelland.
  • 74' Stephen Garrett is ready to make an impact after coming on for Conor McMenamin at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' A quiet spell here at . Cliftonville FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' The referee shows FC Nordsjaelland player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Mikkel Rygaard as he leaves the pitch. Nicklas Strunck steps in for FC Nordsjaelland.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cliftonville FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Gray

FC Nordsjælland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kasper Hjulmand

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.65 Cliftonville FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 FC Nordsjælland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + FC Nordsjælland or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cliftonville FC25% Draw35% FC Nordsjælland40%
Actual: FC Nordsjælland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Cliftonville FC or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Nordsjælland
75%
Cliftonville FC or FC Nordsjælland
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cliftonville FC14% Draw59% FC Nordsjælland27%
Actual: FC Nordsjælland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
2.4%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 4
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Cliftonville FC

Handicap Cliftonville FC covers Push FC Nordsjælland covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 15% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 25% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cliftonville FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
FC Nordsjælland keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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