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FK Liepaja vs BK Häcken, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FK Liepaja
0 – 3
Full Time
BK Häcken
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 16:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Kari Arkivuo
Janis Ikaunieks 52' Y
Cristian Torres 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Liepaja vs BK Häcken — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Ciro Carbone

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

2
2
FK Liepaja 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals BK Häcken
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 FK Liepaja 0–3 BK Häcken 2015-06-06 FK Liepaja 2–0 BK Häcken 2015-01-18 BK Häcken 3–1 FK Liepaja

Recent Form

FK Liepaja
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul BK Häcken H 0–3 L
07 Jun BK Häcken H 2–0 W
31 May Gzira United FC A 0–2 L
23 May Apollon FC Lemesos H 3–1 W
20 May 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 1–0 W
16 May FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 0–3 L
BK Häcken
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FK Liepaja A 3–0 W
07 Jun FK Liepaja A 0–2 L
31 May 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 H 2–5 L
23 May FC Carl Zeiss Jena A 3–4 L
19 May FK Rabotnicki Skopje H 1–3 L
16 May Birkirkara FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FK Liepaja are looking to make home advantage count against BK Hacken.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' It looks surprising FK Liepaja does not make any changes. Raivis Jurkovskis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Liepaja side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 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' Paulinho Guerreiro, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' BK Hacken fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' FK Liepaja are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' The referee shows BK Hacken player a Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' 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.
  • 52' Janis Ikaunieks was booked on 52.
  • 55' Time for substitution for FK Liepaja. Martins Kigurs is replaced by Girts Karlsons.
  • 57' The BK Hacken manager makes a substitution. Viktor Lundberg departs to be replaced by Daleho Irandust.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. BK Hacken needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' Verners Apins gets the nod from FK Liepaja. He replaces Vladimirs Kamess and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' BK Hacken have won 29 goals from 62 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 72' The BK Hacken manager makes a substitution. Erik Friberg departs to be replaced by Alexander Faltsetas.
  • 74' The deadlock is broken! Daleho Irandust gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
  • 76' The FK Liepaja manager makes a substitution. Dmitrijs Hmizs departs to be replaced by Cristian Torres.
  • 77' GOAL! Paulinho Guerreiro scores on 77.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Mervan Celik makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Alhassan Kamara. He replaces Paulinho Guerreiro on 84 minute.
  • 89' BK Hacken come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cristian Torres.
  • Another three points for BK Hacken.

Lineups

FK Liepaja Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tamaz Pertia

BK Häcken Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andreas Alm

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mervan Celik 1
Girts Karlsons 1
Sady Gueye 1
Nasiru Mohammed 1
Paulinho Guerreiro 1
Daleho Irandust 1

Head to Head

2018-07-12 FK Liepaja 0–3 BK Häcken 2015-06-06 FK Liepaja 2–0 BK Häcken 2015-01-18 BK Häcken 3–1 FK Liepaja

FK Liepaja Form

2018-07-12 FK Liepaja 0–3 BK Häcken L 2015-06-06 FK Liepaja 2–0 BK Häcken W 2015-05-30 Gzira United FC 2–0 FK Liepaja L 2015-05-23 FK Liepaja 3–1 Apollon FC Lemesos W 2015-05-20 FK Liepaja 1–0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2015-05-16 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 3–0 FK Liepaja L

BK Häcken Form

2018-07-12 FK Liepaja 0–3 BK Häcken W 2015-06-06 FK Liepaja 2–0 BK Häcken L 2015-05-30 BK Häcken 2–5 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 L 2015-05-23 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 4–3 BK Häcken L 2015-05-19 BK Häcken 1–3 FK Rabotnicki Skopje L 2015-05-16 Birkirkara FC 2–3 BK Häcken W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 FK Liepaja xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 BK Häcken xG
I would bet for: FK Liepaja or BK Häcken 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Liepaja36% Draw28% BK Häcken36%
Actual: BK Häcken win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FK Liepaja or Draw
64%
Draw or BK Häcken
64%
FK Liepaja or BK Häcken
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Liepaja25% Draw46% BK Häcken29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — FK Liepaja

Handicap FK Liepaja covers Push BK Häcken covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FK Liepaja keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
BK Häcken keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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