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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' What a night it is going to be! FH Hafnarfjorður welcome Hapoel Haifa FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The travelling Hapoel Haifa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 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' Guðmundur Kristjansson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Logi Valgarðsson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Hapoel Haifa FC so far.
  • 30' Hapoel Haifa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Viðar Jonsson made 81 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. FH Hafnarfjorður must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' FH Hafnarfjordur receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' Ernestas Setkus, a Lithuania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Another change for Hapoel Haifa FC made on 58 minute. Gal Arel leaves to be changed by Guy Hadida.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Olafur Helgi Kristjansson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 64' Hapoel Haifa FC ring the changes. Maxim Falkoschenko has done his job and it is now time for Eli Elbaz to step up.
  • 68' Eli Elbaz makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Hapoel Haifa FC are in front.
  • 68' Hapoel Haifa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Athanasios Papazoglou is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Hapoel Haifa FC.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Atli Gudnason. He replaces Petur Vidarsson on 79 minute.
  • 80' Jakup Thomsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robbie Crawford on 80 minute.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vidar Jonsson.
  • 90' Risto Mitrevski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Athanasios Papazoglou on 90 minute.
  • 0-1 the final result. FH Hafnarfjorður will be bitterly disappointed.

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.