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FC Girondins de Bordeaux vs FK Ventspils, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Head-to-Head

2
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FK Ventspils

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug FK Ventspils H 2–1 W
26 Jul FK Ventspils A 1–0 W
19 May AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–0 D
12 May Valenciennes FC H 0–2 L
06 May RC Strasbourg Alsace A 2–2 D
29 Apr AC Ajaccio H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–2 L
26 Jul FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–1 L
19 Jul KS Luftetari Gjirokaster A 3–3 D
12 Jul KS Luftetari Gjirokaster H 5–0 W
29 Apr Sweden H 2–2 D
22 Apr Brislington FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 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' FC Girondins de Bordeaux have won 353 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 9' The Guinea Francois Kamano breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
  • 14' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dejan Vukicevic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Girondins de Bordeaux that had 391 games and scored 353 goals.
  • 29' FC Girondins de Bordeaux currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' FK Ventspils come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' 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.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Abdoul-Gafar Mamah on 41 minutes.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FK Ventspils! Ritvars Rugins comes on to replace Vasiliy Pavlov.
  • 48' GOAL! Jules Kounde scores on 48. Assisted by Pablo
  • 53' FC Girondins de Bordeaux started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' 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 Nicolas de Preville suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' FC Girondins de Bordeaux is showing some good football. However, FC Girondins de Bordeaux are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 66' What a strike from Adeleke Akinyemi! The score is 2-1.
  • 68' The FC Girondins de Bordeaux manager makes a substitution. Aurelien Tchouameni departs to be replaced by Valentin Vada.
  • 73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 74' The whistle greets Abdullahi Alpha as he departs to be replaced by Raens Talbergs.
  • 79' FK Ventspils is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 83' FC Girondins de Bordeaux manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Otavio is hanging Youssouf Sabaly on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' FC Girondins de Bordeaux player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Raens Talbergs catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • With this win, FC Girondins de Bordeaux is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.51 FC Girondins de Bordeaux xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 FK Ventspils xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Girondins de Bordeaux50% Draw26% FK Ventspils24%
Actual: FC Girondins de Bordeaux win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

FC Girondins de Bordeaux or Draw
76%
Draw or FK Ventspils
50%
FC Girondins de Bordeaux or FK Ventspils
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Girondins de Bordeaux32% Draw47% FK Ventspils21%
Actual: FC Girondins de Bordeaux win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Handicap FC Girondins de Bordeaux covers Push FK Ventspils covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% 56%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Girondins de Bordeaux keeps clean sheet
33%
FK Ventspils keeps clean sheet
23%

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