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FK Ventspils vs KS Luftetari Gjirokaster, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 14:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul KS Luftetari Gjirokaster H 5–0 W
29 Apr Sweden H 2–2 D
22 Apr Brislington FC A 1–1 D
17 Apr CA Paranaense H 1–3 L
14 Apr Real Valladolid CF A 2–1 W
08 Apr Winslow United FC A 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FK Ventspils A 0–5 L
29 Apr FC Chikhura Sachkhere H 2–0 W
22 Apr Ellesmere Rangers FC A 2–1 W
17 Apr Northallerton Town FC H 3–1 W
14 Apr England A 1–2 L
08 Apr FC Pyunik Yerevan A 1–1 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FK Ventspils have kicked off against KS Luftetari Gjirokaster. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 8' A goal from the international Adeleke Akinyemi! He fires home on 8 to make it 1-0!
  • 12' What a strike from Adeleke Akinyemi! The score is 2-0.
  • 17' Giuli Manjgaladze, a Ukraine , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 22' FK Ventspils have won 20 goals from 58 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Vladan Milosavljev.
  • 24' Assisted by Giuli Manjgaladze with the perfectly-timed delivery and Adeleke Akinyemi makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vladan Milosavljev, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 37' What composure from Aiyegun Tosin! The Benin international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 42' KS Luftetari Gjirokaster come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' What composure from Adeleke Akinyemi! The international strokes it home. 5-0.
  • 45' Vitalijs Jagodinskis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Albano Aleksi made 48 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Nemanja Janicic is booked for KS Luftetari Gjirokaster — Yellow card on 61.
  • 63' Another substitution for FK Ventspils to replace Vasiliy Pavlov by Nikita Kolesovs on 63 minute.
  • 68' It looks like no one’s ball. KS Luftetari Gjirokaster is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Ventspils side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Behar Ramadani as he leaves the pitch. Donald Rapo steps in for KS Luftetari Gjirokaster.
  • 87' FK Ventspils are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 89' The FK Ventspils manager makes a substitution. Ritvars Rugins departs to be replaced by Raens Talbergs.
  • Full Time. FK Ventspils beats KS Luftetari Gjirokaster

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 FK Ventspils xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 KS Luftetari Gjirokaster xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Ventspils54% Draw25% KS Luftetari Gjirokaster21%
Actual: FK Ventspils win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FK Ventspils or Draw
79%
Draw or KS Luftetari Gjirokaster
46%
FK Ventspils or KS Luftetari Gjirokaster
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Ventspils40% Draw44% KS Luftetari Gjirokaster16%
Actual: FK Ventspils win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FK Ventspils

Handicap FK Ventspils covers Push KS Luftetari Gjirokaster covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Ventspils keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
KS Luftetari Gjirokaster keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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