Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Crusaders FC vs NK Olimpija Ljubljana, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Crusaders FC
1 – 1
Full Time
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Declan Caddell 44' Y
Y 44' Dino Stiglec
Y 45' Haris Kadric
Sean Ward 46' Y
Y 83' Nik Kapun
David Cushley 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Crusaders FC vs NK Olimpija Ljubljana — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Drachta
  • Referee Roland Brandner
  • Referee Stefan Kuhr
  • Referee Dieter Muckenhammer

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

3
3
4
Crusaders FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-02 Crusaders FC 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2018-07-26 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 5–1 Crusaders FC 2018-04-07 Crusaders FC 2–3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2017-12-10 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2 Crusaders FC 2017-04-27 Crusaders FC 0–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana

Recent Form

Crusaders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana H 1–1 D
26 Jul NK Olimpija Ljubljana A 1–5 L
17 Jul PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–2 L
11 Jul PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 0–7 L
13 May FC Spartak Trnava A 1–0 W
09 May PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 3–1 W
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Crusaders FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Crusaders FC H 5–1 W
18 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–0 D
11 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK H 0–1 L
13 May The New Saints FC H 1–0 W
10 May Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 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. Crusaders FC is hosting NK Olimpija Ljubljana for another epic battle.
  • 5' Crusaders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Crusaders FC and NK Olimpija Ljubljana are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Nik Kapun doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Asmir Suljic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
  • 25' Rok Kronaveter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Rodney Brown has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 174 appearances.
  • 40' Crusaders FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' The Northern Ireland Paul Heatley breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-1!
  • 44' That is a Yellow card for Crusaders FC. Declan Caddell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' Haris Kadric was booked on 45.
  • 46' Crusaders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Fresh legs for NK Olimpija Ljubljana! Kingsley Boateng comes on to replace Haris Kadric.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Crusaders FC and NK Olimpija Ljubljana are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' David Cushley gets the nod from Crusaders FC. He replaces Kyle Owens and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' The travelling NK Olimpija Ljubljana supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Crusaders FC team. Paul Heatley is replaced by Ross Clarke on 73 minute.
  • 76' Another change for NK Olimpija Ljubljana made on 76 minute. Stefan Savic leaves to be changed by Asmir Suljic.
  • 81' Vitalijs Maksimenko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nik Kapun.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Cushley.
  • 90' Matevz Turkus is replacing Matic Crnic for the NK Olimpija Ljubljana side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Crusaders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Baxter

NK Olimpija Ljubljana Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexandar Linta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matic Crnic 2
Kingsley Boateng 2
Branko Ilic 1
Haris Kadric 1
Paul Heatley 1
Nik Kapun 1

Head to Head

2018-08-02 Crusaders FC 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2018-07-26 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 5–1 Crusaders FC 2018-04-07 Crusaders FC 2–3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2017-12-10 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2 Crusaders FC 2017-04-27 Crusaders FC 0–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana

Crusaders FC Form

2018-08-02 Crusaders FC 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-26 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 5–1 Crusaders FC L 2018-07-17 Crusaders FC 0–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2018-07-11 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 7–0 Crusaders FC L 2018-05-13 FC Spartak Trnava 0–1 Crusaders FC W 2018-05-09 Crusaders FC 3–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W

NK Olimpija Ljubljana Form

2018-08-02 Crusaders FC 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-26 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 5–1 Crusaders FC W 2018-07-18 Qarabag Agdam FK 0–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-11 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 0–1 Qarabag Agdam FK L 2018-05-13 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 The New Saints FC W 2018-05-10 Qarabag Agdam FK 0–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14 Crusaders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 NK Olimpija Ljubljana xG
I would bet for: Crusaders FC or NK Olimpija Ljubljana 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Crusaders FC34% Draw31% NK Olimpija Ljubljana35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Crusaders FC or Draw
65%
Draw or NK Olimpija Ljubljana
66%
Crusaders FC or NK Olimpija Ljubljana
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Crusaders FC24% Draw50% NK Olimpija Ljubljana26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Crusaders FC

Handicap Crusaders FC covers Push NK Olimpija Ljubljana covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Crusaders FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
NK Olimpija Ljubljana keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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