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

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Cliftonville FC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Nordsjaelland
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 Nordsjaelland — 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 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
Cliftonville FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Nordsjaelland
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 Cliftonville FC 0–1 FC Nordsjaelland

Recent Form

Cliftonville FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FC Nordsjaelland H 0–1 L
FC Nordsjaelland
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' The game is set. Cliftonville FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' FC Nordsjaelland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Mads Pedersen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Nordsjaelland so far.
  • 19' Andreas Skov Olsen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 24' Garry Breen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Nicklas Strunck needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 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.
  • 35' Jamie McGovern picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' FC Nordsjaelland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' The travelling FC Nordsjaelland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cliftonville FC and FC Nordsjaelland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 57' FC Nordsjaelland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matias Rasmussen is hanging Andreas Skov Olsen on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Cliftonville FC team. Jamie McGovern is replaced by Ryan Catney on 62 minute.
  • 67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mathias Jensen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cliftonville FC.
  • 71' It is a substitution in FC Nordsjaelland team. Godsway Donyoh is replaced by Martin Frese on 71 minute.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Conor McMenamin as he leaves the pitch. Stephen Garrett steps in for Cliftonville FC.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Victor Nelsson on 82 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from FC Nordsjaelland — Nicklas Strunck on, Mikkel Rygaard off on 87 minutes.
  • 0-1 the final result. Cliftonville FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Cliftonville FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Gray

FC Nordsjaelland 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 Nordsjaelland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + FC Nordsjaelland or Draw 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cliftonville FC25% Draw35% FC Nordsjaelland40%
Actual: FC Nordsjaelland 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 Nordsjaelland
75%
Cliftonville FC or FC Nordsjaelland
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cliftonville FC14% Draw59% FC Nordsjaelland27%
Actual: FC Nordsjaelland 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 Nordsjaelland 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 Nordsjaelland keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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