FK Ventspils vs Gzira United FC, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
Overview
Match Preview
FK Ventspils vs Gzira United FC — Europe .
- FK Ventspils 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Gzira United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dimitar Meckarovski
- Referee
- Referee Goce Petreski
- Referee
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul | Gzira United FC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 18 Jul | KF Teuta Durres | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Jul | KF Teuta Durres | H | 3–0 | W |
| 02 Aug | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Jul | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Jul | KS Luftetari Gjirokaster | A | 3–3 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul | FK Ventspils | A | 0–4 | L |
| 18 Jul | HNK Hajduk Split | A | 3–1 | W |
| 09 Jul | HNK Hajduk Split | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Jul | FK Radnicki Nis | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Jul | FK Radnicki Nis | A | 0–4 | L |
| 05 Jul | UE Sant Julia | H | 2–1 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FK Ventspils and Gzira United FC.
- 5' 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 Kostiantyn Makhnovskyi suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The travelling Gzira United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' It’s a booking for Gzira United FC player. Juan Corbolan gets a Yellow card.
- 30' FK Ventspils is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 31' It’s a booking for FK Ventspils player. Giorgi Mtchedlishvili jr. gets a Yellow card.
- 35' The referee shows Gzira United FC player a Yellow card on 35.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 41' GOAL! Kaspars Svarups scores on 41.
- 46' Giorgi Mtchedlishvili jr. needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 50' GOAL! Helio scores on 50.
- 55' Gzira United FC is showing some good football. However, Gzira United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Ventspils needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rodolfo Soares on 64.
- 69' 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.
- 70' Fernando is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Pavel Osipov. He replaces Kaspars Svarups on 73 minute.
- 78' Abdoul-Gafar Mamah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 79' Another substitution for FK Ventspils to replace Jevgenijs Kazacoks by Ingars Stuglis on 79 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Elvis Sakyi. He replaces Zachary Scerri on 80 minute.
- 83' What a strike from Ingars Stuglis! The score is 3-0.
- 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nikolai Muscat.
- 87' GOAL! Aiyegun Tosin scores on 87.
- 88' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aiyegun Tosin.
- 89' Bekkhan Aliev is replacing Mykhailo Serhiichuk for the FK Ventspils side.
- Another three points for FK Ventspils.
Lineups
FK Ventspils Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
-
23
Kaspars Svarups ↓ Pavel Osipov 73'
- 33
- 15
- 24
- 7
- 2
- 8
- 37
- 20
- 88
Bench
- 12
-
29
Ingars Stuglis ↑ 79'
- 10
- 18
- 14
-
6
Pavel Osipov ↑ 73'
-
77
Bekkhan Aliev ↑ 89'
Coach
Igor Klosovs
Gzira United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 87
- 8
- 4
- 6
- 10
-
7
Zachary Scerri ↓ Elvis Sakyi 80'
- 5
- 94
- 21
- 11
Bench
- 77
- 1
- 13
- 26
- 9
- 19
-
66
Elvis Sakyi ↑ 80'
Coach
Giovanni Tedesco
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2 |
| Kaspars Svarups | 1 |
| Ingars Stuglis | 1 |
| Helio | 1 |
| Aiyegun Tosin | 1 |
| Mykhailo Serhiichuk | 1 |
| Jevgenijs Kazacoks | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Ventspils Form
2019-07-25
FK Ventspils
4–0
Gzira United FC
W
2019-07-18
KF Teuta Durres
1–0
FK Ventspils
L
2019-07-11
FK Ventspils
3–0
KF Teuta Durres
W
2018-08-02
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
2–1
FK Ventspils
L
2018-07-26
FK Ventspils
0–1
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
L
2018-07-19
KS Luftetari Gjirokaster
3–3
FK Ventspils
D
Gzira United FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.35
FK Ventspils xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74
Gzira United FC xG
I would bet for:
FK Ventspils to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Ventspils win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
FK Ventspils or Draw
87%
Draw or Gzira United FC
33%
FK Ventspils or Gzira United FC
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Ventspils win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
3 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
2.8%
0 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — FK Ventspils
| Handicap | FK Ventspils covers | Push | Gzira United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 21% | 50% |
| -1.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| -1 | 50% | 23% | 28% |
| -0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 7% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FK Ventspils keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Gzira United FC keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.