Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Prishtina vs Europa FC, Europe 2018-19 PRELIMINARY ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Prishtina
5 – 0
Full Time
Europa FC
Thu 5 Jul 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Javi Munoz
Y 36' Alberto Merino
Y 52' Martin Belfortti
Y 59' Ivan Moya
Basit Abdul Khalid 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Prishtina vs Europa FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos
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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
3
1
FC Prishtina 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Europa FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-05 FC Prishtina 5–0 Europa FC 2018-06-28 Europa FC 1–1 FC Prishtina 2017-03-19 FC Prishtina 3–1 Europa FC 2016-10-22 Europa FC 0–0 FC Prishtina 2016-03-03 Europa FC 2–0 FC Prishtina

Recent Form

FC Prishtina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 May FC Carl Zeiss Jena H 1–0 W
28 Apr Gokulam Kerala FC A 1–3 L
Europa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul FC Prishtina A 0–5 L
28 Jun FC Prishtina H 1–1 D
19 May FC Energie Cottbus H 1–2 L
13 May Gzira United FC A 1–2 L
06 May Mohun Bagan AC H 0–4 L
29 Apr BSC Hastedt A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% 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, Europa FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 9' Armend Dallku puts FC Prishtina on the lead.
  • 13' GOAL! Gauthier Mankenda scores on 13.
  • 18' Europa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' 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.
  • 34' The referee shows Europa FC player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 35' Goal! Armend Dallku scores his 3 goal in 128 matches.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alberto Merino on 36.
  • 41' It’s high time Juan Gallardo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' The whistle greets Alberto Merino as he departs to be replaced by Ruben Blanco Rodriguez.
  • 51' Ruben Blanco Rodriguez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Martin Belfortti.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Prishtina that had 128 games and scored 7 goals.
  • 58' The whistle greets Guille Roldan as he departs to be replaced by Joselinho.
  • 59' It’s a booking for Europa FC player. Ivan Moya gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Basit Abdul Khalid was booked on 61.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Europa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Lorik Boshnjaku. He replaces Basit Abdul Khalid on 69 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Europa FC to replace Enrique Carreno by Mickey Yome on 71 minute.
  • 75' FC Prishtina manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mergim Pefqeli is hanging Meriton Korenica on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' Mustapha Yahaya has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' Goal! Mergim Pefqeli scores his 1 goal in 128 matches.
  • With this win, FC Prishtina is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Prishtina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mirel Josa

Europa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Gallardo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Armend Dallku 2
Mergim Pefqeli 1
Gauthier Mankenda 1
Enrique Carreno 1
Meriton Korenica 1

Head to Head

2018-07-05 FC Prishtina 5–0 Europa FC 2018-06-28 Europa FC 1–1 FC Prishtina 2017-03-19 FC Prishtina 3–1 Europa FC 2016-10-22 Europa FC 0–0 FC Prishtina 2016-03-03 Europa FC 2–0 FC Prishtina

FC Prishtina Form

2018-07-05 FC Prishtina 5–0 Europa FC W 2018-06-28 Europa FC 1–1 FC Prishtina D 2017-05-20 FC Prishtina 2–2 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 D 2017-05-14 Aizawl FC 0–1 FC Prishtina W 2017-05-06 FC Prishtina 1–0 FC Carl Zeiss Jena W 2017-04-28 Gokulam Kerala FC 3–1 FC Prishtina L

Europa FC Form

2018-07-05 FC Prishtina 5–0 Europa FC L 2018-06-28 Europa FC 1–1 FC Prishtina D 2017-05-19 Europa FC 1–2 FC Energie Cottbus L 2017-05-13 Gzira United FC 2–1 Europa FC L 2017-05-06 Europa FC 0–4 Mohun Bagan AC L 2017-04-29 BSC Hastedt 2–1 Europa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 FC Prishtina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Europa FC xG
I would bet for: FC Prishtina to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Prishtina63% Draw22% Europa FC15%
Actual: FC Prishtina win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Prishtina or Draw
85%
Draw or Europa FC
37%
FC Prishtina or Europa FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Prishtina45% Draw42% Europa FC13%
Actual: FC Prishtina win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Prishtina

Handicap FC Prishtina covers Push Europa FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 23% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Prishtina keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Europa FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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