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FK Zorya Luhansk vs RB Leipzig, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FK Zorya Luhansk
0 – 0
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Bohdan Liedniev 16' R
Bohdan Liedniev 17' R
Rafael Ratao 29' Y
Y 42' Matheus Cunha
Y 68' Marcelo Saracchi

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zorya Luhansk vs RB Leipzig — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Benoit Millot
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 18.8 goals/game

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
1
FK Zorya Luhansk 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-23 FK Zorya Luhansk 0–0 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

FK Zorya Luhansk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–0 D
16 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–2 D
09 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–1 D
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 0–0 D
19 Aug FC Viktoria Koln 1904 A 3–1 W
16 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS A 1–1 D
09 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS H 3–1 W
02 Aug BK Hacken A 1–1 D
26 Jul BK Hacken H 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Zorya Luhansk to score. At the same time, RB Leipzig does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' RB Leipzig is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Demme, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bohdan Liedniev on 16.
  • 17' Bohdan Liedniev was booked on 17.
  • 22' FK Zorya Luhansk is showing some good football. However, FK Zorya Luhansk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 27' Silas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' It’s a booking for FK Zorya Luhansk player. Rafael Ratao gets a Yellow card.
  • 34' FK Zorya Luhansk seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Matheus Cunha was booked on 42.
  • 47' 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Vladyslav Kocherhin is replacing Rafael Ratao for the FK Zorya Luhansk side.
  • 59' The FK Zorya Luhansk manager makes a substitution. Dmytro Khomchenovskiy departs to be replaced by Vladyslav Kabaiev.
  • 62' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Nordi Mukiele is replaced by Emil Forsberg on 62 minute.
  • 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 68' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' RB Leipzig manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yussuf Poulsen is hanging Matheus Cunha on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' It’s high time Yurii Vernydub made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 80 minute. Konrad Laimer leaves to be changed by Lukas Klostermann.
  • 83' The FK Zorya Luhansk manager makes a substitution. Oleksandr Karavaiev departs to be replaced by Artem Hordiienko.
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zorya Luhansk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

FK Zorya Luhansk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yurii Vernydub

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83 FK Zorya Luhansk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + FK Zorya Luhansk or Draw 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zorya Luhansk34% Draw36% RB Leipzig30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

FK Zorya Luhansk or Draw
70%
Draw or RB Leipzig
66%
FK Zorya Luhansk or RB Leipzig
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Zorya Luhansk20% Draw61% RB Leipzig19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.8%
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
14%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Zorya Luhansk

Handicap FK Zorya Luhansk covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 21% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 20% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zorya Luhansk keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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