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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 FCEurope .

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 Maritimo 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Hapoel Haifa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' FH Hafnarfjorður is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rennico Clarke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Hapoel Haifa FC 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.
  • 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robbie Crawford on 49.
  • 54' 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.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Hapoel Haifa FC. Gal Arel is replaced by Guy Hadida.
  • 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' Hapoel Haifa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eli Elbaz is hanging Maxim Falkoschenko on the field on 64 minute.
  • 68' Goal! Eli Elbaz scores his 1 goal in 4 matches.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Hapoel Haifa FC player. Dor Malul gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' It looks surprising FH Hafnarfjorður does not make any changes. Risto Mitrevski has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FH Hafnarfjorður that had 81 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 79' The FH Hafnarfjordur manager makes a substitution. Petur Vidarsson departs to be replaced by Atli Gudnason.
  • 80' Time for substitution for FH Hafnarfjordur. Robbie Crawford is replaced by Jakup Thomsen.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Radu Ginsari made 4 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The referee shows FH Hafnarfjordur player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Risto Mitrevski. He replaces Athanasios Papazoglou on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Hapoel Haifa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.