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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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Girondins de Bordeaux and FK Ventspils is underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 9' Goal! Francois Kamano scores his 34 goal in 391 matches.
  • 14' It looks surprising FK Ventspils does not make any changes. Pablo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' 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 Jaroslav Plasil suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adeleke Akinyemi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' It’s high time Dejan Vukicevic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' 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.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Abdoul-Gafar Mamah.
  • 46' Time for substitution for FK Ventspils. Vasiliy Pavlov is replaced by Ritvars Rugins.
  • 48' Goal! Jules Kounde scores his 15 goal in 391 matches.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Girondins de Bordeaux needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' FK Ventspils is showing some good football. However, FK Ventspils 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' Valentin Vada is replacing Aurelien Tchouameni for the FC Girondins de Bordeaux side.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' The whistle greets Abdullahi Alpha as he departs to be replaced by Raens Talbergs.
  • 79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maksims Uvarenko made 58 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' The FC Girondins de Bordeaux manager makes a substitution. Youssouf Sabaly departs to be replaced by Otavio.
  • 86' FC Girondins de Bordeaux receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 90' FK Ventspils receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Another three points for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

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.