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Cork City FC vs FC Progres Niederkorn, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Thu 11 Jul 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Head-to-Head

1
1
Cork City FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Progres Niederkorn

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul FC Progres Niederkorn H 0–2 L
16 Aug Rosenborg BK A 0–3 L
09 Aug Rosenborg BK H 0–2 L
17 Jul Legia Warszawa A 0–3 L
10 Jul Legia Warszawa H 0–1 L
13 May Astana FK H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Cork City FC A 2–0 W
04 Jul Cardiff Metropolitan University FC A 1–2 L
27 Jun Cardiff Metropolitan University FC H 1–0 W
16 Aug FK Ufa H 2–2 D
09 Aug FK Ufa A 1–2 L
02 Aug Budapest Honved FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It looks surprising FC Progres Niederkorn does not make any changes. Ronan Hurley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 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 Sebastien Thill suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' What a strike from Belmin Muratovic! The score is 0-1.
  • 16' It’s high time Roland Vrabec made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tim Hall on 19.
  • 21' What a strike from Mayron De Almeida! The score is 0-2.
  • 24' The Cork City FC manager makes a substitution. Colm Horgan departs to be replaced by Mark O'Sullivan.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Karl Sheppard. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' FC Progres Niederkorn is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Cork City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Cork City FC is showing some good football. However, Cork City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Conor McCarthy made 161 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Progres Niederkorn needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dan Casey.
  • 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Garry Buckley on 59.
  • 61' The whistle greets Garry Buckley as he departs to be replaced by Gary Boylan.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Jack Mmaee is replacing Belmin Muratovic for the FC Progres Niederkorn side.
  • 76' Jack Mmaee has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Cork City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Darragh Crowley is hanging Joel Coustrain on the field on 80 minute.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastien Thill.
  • 87' Cork City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Adrien Ferino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastien Thill on 88 minute.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Yann Matias Marques. He replaces Kempes Tekiela on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Cork City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 FC Progres Niederkorn xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cork City FC25% Draw30% FC Progres Niederkorn45%
Actual: FC Progres Niederkorn win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Cork City FC or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Progres Niederkorn
75%
Cork City FC or FC Progres Niederkorn
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cork City FC17% Draw51% FC Progres Niederkorn32%
Actual: FC Progres Niederkorn win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.5%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.3%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Cork City FC

Handicap Cork City FC covers Push FC Progres Niederkorn covers
-2.5 2% 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% 77%
+0.5 53% 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% 9%

Clean Sheet

Cork City FC keeps clean sheet
26%
FC Progres Niederkorn keeps clean sheet
42%

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