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FC St. Gallen vs Sarpsborg 08 FF, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC St. Gallen
2 – 1
Full Time
Sarpsborg 08 FF
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 18:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Milan Vilotic 5' R
Y 32' Kristoffer Zachariassen
Y 90' Patrick Mortensen

Overview

Match Preview

FC St. Gallen vs Sarpsborg 08 FF — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Paulo Soares
  • Referee Antonio Nobre
  • Referee Luciano Maia
  • Referee Fabio Verissimo

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 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 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

1
1
FC St. Gallen 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sarpsborg 08 FF
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-26 FC St. Gallen 2–1 Sarpsborg 08 FF

Recent Form

FC St. Gallen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Sarpsborg 08 FF H 2–1 W
Sarpsborg 08 FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul FC St. Gallen A 1–2 L
19 Jul IB Vestmannaeyja H 2–0 W
12 Jul IB Vestmannaeyja A 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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 St. Gallen is hosting Sarpsborg 08 FF for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee has no hesitation. Milan Vilotic is booked for FC St. Gallen — Red card on 5.
  • 6' Tobias Heintz makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sarpsborg 08 FF are in front.
  • 11' Ghana international Majeed Ashimeru has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' The travelling Sarpsborg 08 FF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' It is a cagey affair so far. FC St. Gallen in their trying to find a way past Sarpsborg 08 FF's compact .
  • 23' Kristoffer Larsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tobias Heintz at the 23 minute mark.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sarpsborg 08 FF that had 14 games and scored 23 goals.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Sarpsborg 08 FF player. Kristoffer Zachariassen gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Marco Aratore is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sarpsborg 08 FF so far.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Silvan Hefti — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Yannis Tafer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dereck Kutesa on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' FC St. Gallen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Ole Jorgen Halvorsen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sarpsborg 08 FF tonight.
  • 66' Roman Buess doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' The Sarpsborg 08 FF bench stirs into life. Rashad Muhammed is withdrawn and Mikkel Agger gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Kristoffer Larsen makes way for Harmeet Singh at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sarpsborg 08 FF.
  • 75' The whistle greets Marco Aratore as he departs to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 80' FC St. Gallen is showing some good football. However, FC St. Gallen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 84' Leonel Mosevich is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Luchinger at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC St. Gallen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Sarpsborg 08 FF player. Patrick Mortensen gets a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

FC St. Gallen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Zeidler

Sarpsborg 08 FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Geir Bakke

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 FC St. Gallen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Sarpsborg 08 FF xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC St. Gallen46% Draw26% Sarpsborg 08 FF28%
Actual: FC St. Gallen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC St. Gallen or Draw
72%
Draw or Sarpsborg 08 FF
54%
FC St. Gallen or Sarpsborg 08 FF
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC St. Gallen31% Draw46% Sarpsborg 08 FF23%
Actual: FC St. Gallen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — FC St. Gallen

Handicap FC St. Gallen covers Push Sarpsborg 08 FF covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC St. Gallen keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sarpsborg 08 FF keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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