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Crusaders FC vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad, 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Crusaders FC
0 – 2
Full Time
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Tue 17 Jul 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
David Cushley 45' Y
Y 76' Jody Lukoki
Y 78' Georgi Terziev

Overview

Match Preview

Crusaders FC vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Roomer Tarajev
  • Referee Sten Klaasen
  • Referee Veiko Motsnik
  • Referee Siim Rinken

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
2
Crusaders FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-17 Crusaders FC 0–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2018-07-11 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 7–0 Crusaders FC 2018-05-09 Crusaders FC 3–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2017-08-12 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 0–2 Crusaders FC

Recent Form

Crusaders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 May Legia Warszawa H 0–0 D
29 Apr Qarabag Agdam FK A 4–1 W
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Crusaders FC A 2–0 W
11 Jul Crusaders FC H 7–0 W
13 May Malmo FF A 0–4 L
09 May Crusaders FC A 1–3 L
04 May NK Olimpija Ljubljana H 1–0 W
28 Apr APOEL FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Crusaders FC and PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad.
  • 5' Anton Nedyalkov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Joao Paulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 11' Rodney Brown puts Crusaders FC on the lead.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 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.
  • 26' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 31' It’s high time Stephen Baxter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' Another change for Crusaders FC made on 32 minute. Jordan Owens leaves to be changed by David Cushley.
  • 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad is showing some good football. However, PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Crusaders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Crusaders FC that had 174 games and scored 32 goals.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jakub Swierczok made 186 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Crusaders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Another change for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad made on 61 minute. Cicinho leaves to be changed by Tsvetomir Panov.
  • 65' GOAL! Jakub Swierczok scores on 65.
  • 67' The whistle greets Philip Lowry as he departs to be replaced by Declan Caddell.
  • 70' Another change for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad made on 70 minute. Natanael Pimienta leaves to be changed by Anton Nedyalkov.
  • 75' 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.
  • 76' The referee shows PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Georgi Terziev. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Another substitution for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad to replace Jakub Swierczok by Dimo Bakalov on 79 minute.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Jamie Glackin. He replaces Ross Clarke on 81 minute.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad players.

Lineups

Crusaders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Baxter

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Autuori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jakub Swierczok 4
Jakub Swierczok 4
Marcelinho 2
Rodney Brown 2
Marcelinho 2
Rodney Brown 2
Claudiu Keseru 1
Claudiu Keseru 1

Head to Head

2018-07-17 Crusaders FC 0–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2018-07-11 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 7–0 Crusaders FC 2018-05-09 Crusaders FC 3–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2017-08-12 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 0–2 Crusaders FC

Crusaders FC Form

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 2018-05-06 Crusaders FC 0–0 Legia Warszawa D 2018-04-29 Qarabag Agdam FK 1–4 Crusaders FC W

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Form

2018-07-17 Crusaders FC 0–2 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2018-07-11 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 7–0 Crusaders FC W 2018-05-13 Malmo FF 4–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2018-05-09 Crusaders FC 3–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2018-05-04 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana W 2018-04-28 APOEL FC 0–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Crusaders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad xG
I would bet for: Crusaders FC or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Crusaders FC35% Draw29% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad36%
Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Crusaders FC or Draw
64%
Draw or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
65%
Crusaders FC or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Crusaders FC26% Draw47% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad27%
Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Crusaders FC

Handicap Crusaders FC covers Push PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Crusaders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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