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Cork City FC vs Legia Warszawa, 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Tue 10 Jul 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cork City FC vs Legia Warszawa — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Radu Petrescu
  • Referee Adrian Ghinguleac
  • Referee Mircea Grigoriu
  • Referee Marcel Birsan

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Legia Warszawa H 0–1 L
13 May Astana FK H 2–0 W
05 May FK Crvena Zvezda A 2–1 W
28 Apr KF Shkendija 79 H 5–0 W
21 Apr The New Saints FC A 0–0 D
14 Apr PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 3–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Cork City FC A 1–0 W
13 May Helsingin JK H 0–1 L
09 May FK Suduva Marijampole A 1–1 D
06 May Crusaders FC A 0–0 D
28 Apr FK Spartaks Jurmala H 0–2 L
14 Apr The New Saints FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Legia Warszawa seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Legia Warszawa are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Gearoid Morrissey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Sean McLoughlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' That is a Yellow card for Cork City FC. Conor McCormack will be fuming at that decision.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Barry McNamee. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Legia Warszawa is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Cork City FC in their trying to find a way past Legia Warszawa's compact .
  • 52' Graham Cummins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gearoid Morrissey on 52 minute.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cork City FC and Legia Warszawa are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Steven Beattie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Conor McCarthy on 61 minute.
  • 66' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 66 minutes.
  • 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cork City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Jose Kante as he leaves the pitch. Adam Hlousek steps in for Legia Warszawa.
  • 78' Garry Buckley is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 79' Magnificent from Michal Kucharczyk! That is 3 goals in 117 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' Legia Warszawa manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sandro Kulenovic is hanging Kasper Hamalainen on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' 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 Peter Cherrie suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Legia Warszawa to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Cork City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Legia Warszawa xG
I would bet for: Cork City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cork City FC39% Draw31% Legia Warszawa30%
Actual: Legia Warszawa win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Cork City FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Legia Warszawa
61%
Cork City FC or Legia Warszawa
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cork City FC26% Draw52% Legia Warszawa22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Cork City FC

Handicap Cork City FC covers Push Legia Warszawa covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cork City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Legia Warszawa keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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