Friday , 23 October 2026

FK Liepaja vs IFK Norrköping FK, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
FK Liepaja
0 – 1
Full Time
IFK Norrköping FK
Thu 1 Aug 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 20' Karl Holmberg
Kristers Tobers 33' Y
Vadims Zulevs 75' Y
Leonel Strumia 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Liepaja vs IFK Norrköping FK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Horatiu Fesnic
  • Referee Valentin Avram
  • Referee Marius Avram
  • Referee Mircea Orbulet

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
FK Liepaja 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals IFK Norrköping FK
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-01 FK Liepaja 0–1 IFK Norrköping FK 2019-07-25 IFK Norrköping FK 2–0 FK Liepaja

Recent Form

FK Liepaja
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug IFK Norrköping FK H 0–1 L
25 Jul IFK Norrköping FK A 0–2 L
18 Jul FK Dynama-Minsk A 2–1 W
11 Jul FK Dynama-Minsk H 1–1 D
19 Jul BK Häcken A 2–1 W
12 Jul BK Häcken H 0–3 L
IFK Norrköping FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug FK Liepaja A 1–0 W
25 Jul FK Liepaja H 2–0 W
18 Jul Saint Patrick's Athletic FC H 2–1 W
11 Jul Saint Patrick's Athletic FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Liepaja and IFK Norrkoping FK get this one started.
  • 5' Leonel Strumia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 48 appearances.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Liepaja and IFK Norrkoping FK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Karl Holmberg was booked on 20.
  • 25' IFK Norrkoping FK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 33' That is a Yellow card for FK Liepaja. Kristers Tobers will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' IFK Norrkoping FK fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rasmus Lauritsen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Liepaja.
  • 53' 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.
  • 56' It is a substitution in IFK Norrkoping FK team. Karl Holmberg is replaced by Sead Haksabanovic on 56 minute.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 66' Time for substitution for FK Liepaja. Richard Friday is replaced by Dan Spataru.
  • 70' Another change for FK Liepaja made on 70 minute. Martins Kigurs leaves to be changed by Raivis Vilumsons.
  • 75' Vadims Zulevs catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 77' Another change for IFK Norrkoping FK made on 77 minute. Simon Thern leaves to be changed by Andreas Blomqvist.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Vadims Zulevs as he leaves the pitch. Vuqar Əsgərov steps in for FK Liepaja.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' Sead Haksabanovic puts IFK Norrkoping FK on the lead.
  • 90' Henrik Castegren is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gudmundur THorarinsson at the 90 minute mark.
  • 90' Leonel Strumia picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

FK Liepaja Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksandrs Starkovs

IFK Norrköping FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Gustafsson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.7 FK Liepaja xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 IFK Norrköping FK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Liepaja22% Draw31% IFK Norrköping FK47%
Actual: IFK Norrköping FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FK Liepaja or Draw
53%
Draw or IFK Norrköping FK
78%
FK Liepaja or IFK Norrköping FK
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Liepaja14% Draw54% IFK Norrköping FK32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
16.2%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 2
10.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.4%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 4
1.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Liepaja

Handicap FK Liepaja covers Push IFK Norrköping FK covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 13% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 26% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FK Liepaja keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
IFK Norrköping FK keeps clean sheet
50% ✓

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