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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 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 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cliftonville FC is hosting FC Nordsjaelland for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie McGovern, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Nordsjaelland that had 6 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 15' FC Nordsjaelland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' What a strike from Andreas Skov Olsen! The score is 0-1.
  • 24' It looks surprising FC Nordsjaelland does not make any changes. Mikkel Rygaard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' Andreas Skovgaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mads Pedersen made 6 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' It’s a booking for Cliftonville FC player. Jamie McGovern gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Cliftonville FC is showing some good football. However, Cliftonville FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' 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 Godsway Donyoh suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Matias Rasmussen. He replaces Andreas Skov Olsen on 57 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Cliftonville FC. Jamie McGovern is replaced by Ryan Catney.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Nordsjaelland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 71' FC Nordsjaelland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Martin Frese is hanging Godsway Donyoh on the field on 71 minute.
  • 74' The Cliftonville FC manager makes a substitution. Conor McMenamin departs to be replaced by Stephen Garrett.
  • 79' It looks like no one’s ball. Cliftonville FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' The referee shows FC Nordsjaelland player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Nordsjaelland to replace Mikkel Rygaard by Nicklas Strunck on 87 minute.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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.