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FK Kukesi vs PFK Slavia Sofia, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
FK Kukesi
2 – 1
Full Time
PFK Slavia Sofia
Thu 27 Aug 2020 · 18:00 UTC Air Albania Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'
Bruno Telushi 11' Y
Y 18' Hristo Popadiyn
Y 19' Hristo Popadiyn
Besar Musolli 39' Y
Y 73' Georgi Valchev
Y 73' Emil Stoev

Overview

Match Preview

FK Kukesi vs PFK Slavia Sofia — Europe at Air Albania Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Arda Kardesler
  • Referee Kerem Ersoy
  • Referee Cevdet Komurcuoglu
  • Referee Bahattin Simsek

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
FK Kukesi 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals PFK Slavia Sofia
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-27 FK Kukesi 2–1 PFK Slavia Sofia

Recent Form

FK Kukesi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug PFK Slavia Sofia H 2–1 W
18 Jul Debreceni VSC H 1–1 D
11 Jul Debreceni VSC A 0–3 L
16 Aug FC Torpedo Kutaisi H 2–0 W
09 Aug FC Torpedo Kutaisi A 2–5 L
01 Aug Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–3 L
PFK Slavia Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug FK Kukesi A 1–2 L
02 Aug HNK Hajduk Split H 2–3 L
26 Jul HNK Hajduk Split A 0–1 L
19 Jul Ilves Tampere H 2–1 W
12 Jul Ilves Tampere A 1–0 W
04 Jun Bala Town FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Kukesi to score. At the same time, PFK Slavia Sofia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' FK Kukesi is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 11' Bruno Telushi is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 16' PFK Slavia Sofia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 18' Hristo Popadiyn is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 19' It’s a booking for PFK Slavia Sofia player. Hristo Popadiyn gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' It’s high time Skender Gega made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Kukesi needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vesel Limaj made 177 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Besar Musolli.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK Slavia Sofia that had 47 games and scored 6 goals.
  • 46' The FK Kukesi manager makes a substitution. Enis Gavazaj departs to be replaced by Albin Gashi.
  • 47' The FK Kukesi manager makes a substitution. Enis Gavazaj departs to be replaced by Albin Gashi.
  • 52' 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.
  • 56' GOAL! Patrick Eze scores on 56.
  • 61' FK Kukesi is showing some good football. However, FK Kukesi are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Ivaylo Dimitrov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dimitar Rangelov on 62 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Ivaylo Dimitrov. He replaces Dimitar Rangelov on 63 minute.
  • 65' FK Kukesi manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zenel Gavazaj is hanging Vesel Limaj on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Godberg Cooper. He replaces Patrick Eze on 66 minute.
  • 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 73' Georgi Valchev was booked on 73.
  • 73' Ventislav Bengyuzov is replacing Georgi Valchev for the PFK Slavia Sofia side.
  • 78' 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 Hristo Popadiyn suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' Goal! Kaloyan Krastev scores his 1 goal in 47 matches.
  • 85' Goal! Godberg Cooper scores his 1 goal in 177 matches.
  • 87' The PFK Slavia Sofia manager makes a substitution. Emil Stoev departs to be replaced by Dimitar Stoyanov.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FK Kukesi players.

Lineups

FK Kukesi Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Skender Gega

PFK Slavia Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatomir Zagorcic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 FK Kukesi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 PFK Slavia Sofia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Kukesi50% Draw27% PFK Slavia Sofia23%
Actual: FK Kukesi win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FK Kukesi or Draw
77%
Draw or PFK Slavia Sofia
50%
FK Kukesi or PFK Slavia Sofia
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Kukesi34% Draw49% PFK Slavia Sofia17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FK Kukesi

Handicap FK Kukesi covers Push PFK Slavia Sofia covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Kukesi keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
PFK Slavia Sofia keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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