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FH Hafnarfjorður vs Hapoel Haifa FC, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 19:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FH Hafnarfjorður vs Hapoel Haifa FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Denis Scherbakov
  • Referee Sergey Tsinkevich
  • Referee Vitali Malyutin
  • Referee Yevgeniy Romanov

Head-to-Head

1
1
FH Hafnarfjorður 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Hapoel Haifa FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Hapoel Haifa FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul Hapoel Haifa FC A 1–1 D
19 Jul FC Lahti H 0–0 D
12 Jul FC Lahti A 3–0 W
14 May CS Marítimo A 3–2 W
07 May Rio Ave FC H 4–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug FH Hafnarfjorður A 1–0 W
26 Jul FH Hafnarfjorður H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FH Hafnarfjorður launch into their encounter with Hapoel Haifa FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nir Klinger might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FH Hafnarfjorður and Hapoel Haifa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Hapoel Haifa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Hapoel Haifa FC have won 3 goals from 4 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Logi Valgarðsson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 81 appearances.
  • 35' Hapoel Haifa FC is showing some good football. However, Hapoel Haifa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' The travelling Hapoel Haifa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Maxim Falkoschenko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' That is a Yellow card for FH Hafnarfjordur. Robbie Crawford will be fuming at that decision.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' The whistle greets Gal Arel as he departs to be replaced by Guy Hadida.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Hapoel Haifa FC. Maxim Falkoschenko is replaced by Eli Elbaz.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Eli Elbaz gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Dor Malul. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FH Hafnarfjorður side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Olafur Helgi Kristjansson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' A change in the FH Hafnarfjordur ranks — Petur Vidarsson exits the field as Atli Gudnason enters on 79.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Jakup Thomsen. He replaces Robbie Crawford on 80 minute.
  • 85' FH Hafnarfjorður are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Hapoel Haifa FC's shape.
  • 90' Vidar Jonsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Hapoel Haifa FC to replace Athanasios Papazoglou by Risto Mitrevski on 90 minute.
  • Hapoel Haifa FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.88 FH Hafnarfjorður xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Hapoel Haifa FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Hapoel Haifa FC or Draw 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FH Hafnarfjorður33% Draw34% Hapoel Haifa FC33%
Actual: Hapoel Haifa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

FH Hafnarfjorður or Draw
66%
Draw or Hapoel Haifa FC
67%
FH Hafnarfjorður or Hapoel Haifa FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FH Hafnarfjorður20% Draw57% Hapoel Haifa FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.3%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.5%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 3
2.2%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — FH Hafnarfjorður

Handicap FH Hafnarfjorður covers Push Hapoel Haifa FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 21% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FH Hafnarfjorður keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Hapoel Haifa FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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