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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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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 Furth 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Prishtina to score. At the same time, CS Fola Esch does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The travelling CS Fola Esch supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' Ahmet Haliti is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CS Fola Esch that had 93 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ken Corral made 93 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 38' It’s a booking for FC Prishtina player. Meriton Korenica gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Billy Bernard, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Another change for CS Fola Esch made on 46 minute. Billy Bernard leaves to be changed by Julien Klein.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' CS Fola Esch receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' FC Prishtina started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' Gerard Mersch has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Laterza on 66 minute.
  • 71' Ahmet Haliti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' Another substitution for CS Fola Esch to replace Enis Saiti by Stefano Bensi on 72 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Gauthier Mankenda as he departs to be replaced by Mergim Pefqeli.
  • 82' FC Prishtina 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.
  • 87' FC Prishtina is showing some good football. However, FC Prishtina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.