Saturday , 14 November 2026

Dundalk FC vs AEK Larnaka, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Dundalk FC
0 – 0
Full Time
AEK Larnaka
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Dane Massey 4' Y
Y 36' Igor Carioca
Daniel Cleary 47' Y
Y 59' Hector Hevel
Patrick Hoban 73' Y
Michael Duffy 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Dundalk FC vs AEK Larnaka — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Julian Weinberger
  • Referee Maximilian Kolbitsch
  • Referee Andreas Heidenreich
  • Referee Harald Lechner

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 Plzeň 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

1
1
Dundalk FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AEK Larnaka
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-26 Dundalk FC 0–0 AEK Larnaka

Recent Form

Dundalk FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul AEK Larnaka H 0–0 D
19 Jul FCI Levadia H 2–1 W
12 Jul FCI Levadia A 1–0 W
08 May Thame United FC H 0–2 L
01 May Cleethorpes Town FC A 2–6 L
21 Apr AS Saint-Étienne H 1–1 D
AEK Larnaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Dundalk FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Dundalk FC face off against AEK Larnaka in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 4' That is a Yellow card for Dundalk FC. Dane Massey will be fuming at that decision.
  • 9' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ivan Trichkovski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Dundalk FC.
  • 14' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' Tete is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AEK Larnaka tonight.
  • 29' Truyols needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Dundalk FC and AEK Larnaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Igor Carioca.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephen Kenny will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' Daniel Cleary is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. AEK Larnaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' The travelling AEK Larnaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' Hector Hevel picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' AEK Larnaka make a change. Joan Tomas trudges off to be replaced by Tete on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Patrick McEleney is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamie McGrath at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Dundalk FC is showing some good football. However, Dundalk FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Patrick Hoban on 73.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' Dean Jarvis gets the nod from Dundalk FC. He replaces Dane Massey and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Time for substitution for AEK Larnaka. Larena Jorge is replaced by Nacho Cases.
  • 84' Michael Duffy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' Ronan Murray is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dylan Connolly at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Ireland international Dylan Connolly has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Onisiforos Roushias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Apostolos Giannou at the 90 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Dundalk FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Kenny

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.77 Dundalk FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 AEK Larnaka xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Dundalk FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Dundalk FC36% Draw37% AEK Larnaka27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Dundalk FC or Draw
73%
Draw or AEK Larnaka
64%
Dundalk FC or AEK Larnaka
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Dundalk FC20% Draw64% AEK Larnaka16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.6%
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.6%
3 – 1
1.3%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Dundalk FC

Handicap Dundalk FC covers Push AEK Larnaka covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 22% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Dundalk FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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