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FH Hafnarfjorður vs FC Lahti, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 19 Jul 2018 · 19:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FH Hafnarfjorður vs FC Lahti — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Oystein Ytterland
  • Referee Rohit Saggi
  • Referee Espen Eskas
  • Referee Isaak Bashevkin

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul FC Lahti H 0–0 D
12 Jul FC Lahti A 3–0 W
14 May CS Maritimo A 3–2 W
07 May Rio Ave FC H 4–0 W
30 Apr FC Progres Niederkorn A 2–3 L
23 Apr JK Narva Trans H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul FH Hafnarfjorður A 0–0 D
12 Jul FH Hafnarfjorður H 0–3 L
14 May Os Belenenses Futebol A 1–3 L
07 May GD Chaves H 0–1 L
30 Apr Barnton FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr CS Maritimo H 0–1 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FH Hafnarfjorður vs FC Lahti — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FH Hafnarfjorður side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toni Korkeakunnas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FH Hafnarfjorður and FC Lahti are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Lahti needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' FH Hafnarfjorður is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Artem Vyatkin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Lahti.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edi Gomes made 81 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Davið Viðarsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Artjom Dmitrijev.
  • 50' Pavel Osipov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 78 appearances.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The whistle greets Paavo Voutilainen as he departs to be replaced by Fareed Sadat.
  • 65' David Vidarsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 65' Another substitution for FH Hafnarfjordur to replace Atli Gudnason by Zeiko Lewis on 65 minute.
  • 70' The 41-year-old Atli Guðnason has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' A tactical swap from FC Lahti — Xhevdet Gela on, Aleksi Paananen off on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Fresh legs for FH Hafnarfjordur! Geoffrey Castillion comes on to replace Steven Lennon.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Robbie Crawford is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brandur Olsen at the 86 minute mark.
  • 87' Eemeli Virta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Artjom Dmitrijev at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Henri Anier was booked on 90.
  • It finishes all square. FH Hafnarfjorður and FC Lahti share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 FH Hafnarfjorður xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 FC Lahti xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FH Hafnarfjorður52% Draw28% FC Lahti20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FH Hafnarfjorður or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Lahti
48%
FH Hafnarfjorður or FC Lahti
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FH Hafnarfjorður32% Draw52% FC Lahti16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FH Hafnarfjorður

Handicap FH Hafnarfjorður covers Push FC Lahti covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FH Hafnarfjorður keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
FC Lahti keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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