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FC Prishtina vs CS Fola Esch, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Prishtina
0 – 0
4 – 5 pen
Full Time
CS Fola Esch
Thu 19 Jul 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ahmet Haliti 14' Y
Meriton Korenica 38' Y
Y 55' Julien Klein
Y 100' Rodrigue Dikaba
Armend Dallku 112' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Prishtina vs CS Fola Esch — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Alain Bieri
  • Referee Jan Kobeli
  • Referee Urs Schnyder
  • Referee Efe Kurnazca

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

2
FC Prishtina 2 games · Avg 0.0 goals CS Fola Esch
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-19 FC Prishtina 0–0 CS Fola Esch 2018-07-11 CS Fola Esch 0–0 FC Prishtina

Recent Form

FC Prishtina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul CS Fola Esch H 0–0 D
11 Jul CS Fola Esch A 0–0 D
05 Jul Europa FC H 5–0 W
28 Jun Europa FC A 1–1 D
20 May SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 H 2–2 D
14 May Aizawl FC A 1–0 W
CS Fola Esch
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul FC Prishtina A 0–0 D
11 Jul FC Prishtina H 0–0 D
18 May CD Nacional A 1–2 L
13 May Shirebrook Town FC H 2–2 D
06 May Portimonense SC A 1–1 D
29 Apr Redbridge FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Prishtina is hosting CS Fola Esch for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Ergyn Ahmeti is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for CS Fola Esch so far.
  • 14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ahmet Haliti.
  • 19' Visar Bekaj has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' CS Fola Esch are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' FC Prishtina receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' The travelling CS Fola Esch supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' A tactical swap from CS Fola Esch — Julien Klein on, Billy Bernard off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' Julien Klein was booked on 55.
  • 60' 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 Armend Thaqi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' It’s high time Mirel Josa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Another change for CS Fola Esch made on 66 minute. Tom Laterza leaves to be changed by Gerard Mersch.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Prishtina needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' The CS Fola Esch bench stirs into life. Enis Saiti is withdrawn and Stefano Bensi gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Mergim Pefqeli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gauthier Mankenda at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Prishtina must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Prishtina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mirel Josa

CS Fola Esch Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 FC Prishtina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 CS Fola Esch xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Prishtina46% Draw32% CS Fola Esch22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 1.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

FC Prishtina or Draw
78%
Draw or CS Fola Esch
54%
FC Prishtina or CS Fola Esch
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Prishtina29% Draw57% CS Fola Esch14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.9%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%
3 – 2
1.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Prishtina

Handicap FC Prishtina covers Push CS Fola Esch covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 25% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Prishtina keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
CS Fola Esch keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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