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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 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

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Milan Vilotic on 5.
  • 6' Tobias Heintz puts Sarpsborg 08 FF on the lead.
  • 11' FC St. Gallen 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.
  • 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sarpsborg 08 FF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 23' It is a substitution in Sarpsborg 08 FF team. Tobias Heintz is replaced by Kristoffer Larsen on 23 minute.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 32' The referee shows Sarpsborg 08 FF player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' It looks surprising FC St. Gallen does not make any changes. Joonas Tamm has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' What an equalizer from Silvan Hefti!
  • 46' FC St. Gallen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yannis Tafer is hanging Dereck Kutesa on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' Sarpsborg 08 FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' GOAL! Roman Buess scores on 66. Assisted by Majeed Ashimeru
  • 66' Mikkel Agger is replacing Rashad Muhammed for the Sarpsborg 08 FF side.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' The whistle greets Kristoffer Larsen as he departs to be replaced by Harmeet Singh.
  • 75' The whistle greets Marco Aratore as he departs to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordi Quintilla made 3 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Another substitution for FC St. Gallen to replace Nicolas Luchinger by Leonel Mosevich on 84 minute.
  • 89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC St. Gallen that had 3 games and scored 2 goals.
  • 90' Patrick Mortensen was booked on 90.
  • Another three points for FC St. Gallen.

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.