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FC Pyunik Yerevan vs FK Vardar Skopje, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Pyunik Yerevan
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Vardar Skopje
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Clarence Bitang
Y 54' Tigran Barseghyan
Serob Grigoryan 56' Y
Petros Avetisyan 73' Y
Robert Hakobyan 80' Y

Overview

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FC Pyunik Yerevan vs FK Vardar Skopje — Europe .

Match Details

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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 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

3
1
FC Pyunik Yerevan 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Vardar Skopje
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 FK Vardar Skopje 2017-04-14 FK Vardar Skopje 2–2 FC Pyunik Yerevan 2016-09-02 FC Pyunik Yerevan 3–1 FK Vardar Skopje

Recent Form

FC Pyunik Yerevan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FK Vardar Skopje H 1–0 W
29 Apr Northallerton Town FC H 2–0 W
22 Apr FC Chikhura Sachkhere A 3–0 W
17 Apr Ellesmere Rangers FC H 1–0 W
14 Apr FK Vardar Skopje A 2–2 D
08 Apr KS Luftetari Gjirokaster H 1–1 D
FK Vardar Skopje
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FC Pyunik Yerevan A 0–1 L
29 Apr Sevilla FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr Baffins Milton Rovers FC H 4–1 W
17 Apr Lutterworth Town AFC A 2–1 W
14 Apr FC Pyunik Yerevan H 2–2 D
11 Apr Sweden H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Pyunik Yerevan and FK Vardar Skopje.
  • 5' Evgeny Kobozev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' FC Pyunik Yerevan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' It’s high time Andrey Talalaev made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Clarence Bitang. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' Mohamed Konate does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Pyunik Yerevan surge ahead!
  • 33' FC Pyunik Yerevan started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' The whistle greets Willian Lira as he departs to be replaced by Jakup Berisha.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' It’s a booking for FK Vardar Skopje player. Tigran Barseghyan gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' It’s a booking for FC Pyunik Yerevan player. Serob Grigoryan gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' The FC Pyunik Yerevan manager makes a substitution. Denis Voynov departs to be replaced by Robert Hakobyan.
  • 63' FC Pyunik Yerevan currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Robert Minasyan is replacing Alik Arakelyan for the FC Pyunik Yerevan side.
  • 66' FK Vardar Skopje ring the changes. Besar Iseni has done his job and it is now time for Ali Adem to step up.
  • 71' FK Vardar Skopje are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' FC Pyunik Yerevan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 75' FC Pyunik Yerevan ring the changes. Mohamed Konate has done his job and it is now time for Ruslan Koryan to step up.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robert Hakobyan on 80.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Pyunik Yerevan must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' FK Vardar Skopje come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Pyunik Yerevan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrey Talalaev

FK Vardar Skopje Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Boban Babunski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bacar Balde 2
Mohamed Konate 1

Head to Head

2018-07-12 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 FK Vardar Skopje 2017-04-14 FK Vardar Skopje 2–2 FC Pyunik Yerevan 2016-09-02 FC Pyunik Yerevan 3–1 FK Vardar Skopje

FC Pyunik Yerevan Form

2018-07-12 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 FK Vardar Skopje W 2017-04-29 FC Pyunik Yerevan 2–0 Northallerton Town FC W 2017-04-22 FC Chikhura Sachkhere 0–3 FC Pyunik Yerevan W 2017-04-17 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 Ellesmere Rangers FC W 2017-04-14 FK Vardar Skopje 2–2 FC Pyunik Yerevan D 2017-04-08 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–1 KS Luftetari Gjirokaster D

FK Vardar Skopje Form

2018-07-12 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 FK Vardar Skopje L 2017-04-29 Sevilla FC 0–1 FK Vardar Skopje W 2017-04-22 FK Vardar Skopje 4–1 Baffins Milton Rovers FC W 2017-04-17 Lutterworth Town AFC 1–2 FK Vardar Skopje W 2017-04-14 FK Vardar Skopje 2–2 FC Pyunik Yerevan D 2017-04-11 FK Vardar Skopje 0–1 Sweden L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 FC Pyunik Yerevan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 FK Vardar Skopje xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Pyunik Yerevan50% Draw28% FK Vardar Skopje22%
Actual: FC Pyunik Yerevan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Pyunik Yerevan or Draw
78%
Draw or FK Vardar Skopje
50%
FC Pyunik Yerevan or FK Vardar Skopje
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Pyunik Yerevan32% Draw51% FK Vardar Skopje17%
Actual: FC Pyunik Yerevan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Pyunik Yerevan

Handicap FC Pyunik Yerevan covers Push FK Vardar Skopje covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Pyunik Yerevan keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
FK Vardar Skopje keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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