Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Crusaders FC and NK Olimpija Ljubljana.
  • 5' Crusaders FC is showing some good football. However, Crusaders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. NK Olimpija Ljubljana is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' What a strike from Nik Kapun! The score is 0-1.
  • 20' 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 Colin Coates suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Nejc Vidmar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Forsythe, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' NK Olimpija Ljubljana 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' Goal! Paul Heatley scores his 3 goal in 174 matches.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Declan Caddell. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' Haris Kadric is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Sean Ward was booked on 46.
  • 46' NK Olimpija Ljubljana manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kingsley Boateng is hanging Haris Kadric on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising NK Olimpija Ljubljana does not make any changes. Sean O'Neill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' The travelling NK Olimpija Ljubljana supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' Another substitution for Crusaders FC to replace Kyle Owens by David Cushley on 61 minute.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering NK Olimpija Ljubljana that had 183 games and scored 53 goals.
  • 71' Stefan Savic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Crusaders FC team. Paul Heatley is replaced by Ross Clarke on 73 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in NK Olimpija Ljubljana team. Stefan Savic is replaced by Asmir Suljic on 76 minute.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 83' Nik Kapun is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 87' The referee shows Crusaders FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' It is a substitution in NK Olimpija Ljubljana team. Matic Crnic is replaced by Matevz Turkus on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 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.