Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Zorya Luhansk vs SK Rapid Wien, Europe 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3

UEFA Europa League · 2021-22
FK Zorya Luhansk
2 – 3
Full Time
SK Rapid Wien
Thu 26 Aug 2021 · 16:30 UTC Slavutych Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 1' Kelvin Arase
Y 2' Taxiarchis Fountas
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 16' Y
Vladyslav Kocherhin 42' Y
Vitalii Vernydub 46' Y
Y 54' Srdan Grahovac
Denys Favorov 83' Y
Y 86' Filip Stojkovic
Vladyslav Kabaiev 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Zorya Luhansk vs SK Rapid Wien — Europe at Slavutych Arena.

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 Zorya Luhansk 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals SK Rapid Wien
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-26 FK Zorya Luhansk 2–3 SK Rapid Wien 2021-08-19 SK Rapid Wien 3–0 FK Zorya Luhansk

Recent Form

FK Zorya Luhansk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug SK Rapid Wien H 2–3 L
19 Aug SK Rapid Wien A 0–3 L
10 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–2 L
03 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
26 Nov PAE AEK A 3–0 W
05 Nov PAE AEK H 1–4 L
SK Rapid Wien
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 3–2 W
19 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 3–0 W
12 Aug AS Anorthosis Famagusta A 1–2 L
05 Aug AS Anorthosis Famagusta H 3–0 W
28 Jul AC Sparta Praha A 0–2 L
20 Jul AC Sparta Praha H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Slavutych Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 1' The referee calls foul for Kelvin Arase. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 2' The referee calls foul for Taxiarchis Fountas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 7' 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 Kevin Wimmer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Goal! Marco Grull scores his 10 goal in 30 matches.
  • 15' Goal! Leo Greiml scores his 3 goal in 30 matches.
  • 16' Allahyar Sayyadmanesh is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Serhii Buletsa, as he is very good at scoring at Slavutych Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' The travelling SK Rapid Wien supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' The SK Rapid Wien manager makes a substitution. Kelvin Arase departs to be replaced by Thorsten Schick.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taxiarchis Fountas made 30 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' GOAL! Oleksandr Hladkii scores on 40.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Vladyslav Kocherhin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vitalii Vernydub.
  • 48' Another substitution for FK Zorya Luhansk to replace Mykyta Shevchenko by Dmytro Matsapupa on 48 minute.
  • 53' It looks surprising FK Zorya Luhansk does not make any changes. Yehor Nazaryna has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' Srdan Grahovac was booked on 54.
  • 59' Vitalii Vernydub has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' Shahab Zahedi is replacing Allahyar Sayyadmanesh for the FK Zorya Luhansk side.
  • 64' Another change for FK Zorya Luhansk made on 64 minute. Serhii Buletsa leaves to be changed by Vladyslav Kabaiev.
  • 66' Dejan Petrovic is replacing Robert Ljubicic for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 67' Another change for SK Rapid Wien made on 67 minute. Srdan Grahovac leaves to be changed by Lion Schuster.
  • 68' What a strike from Taxiarchis Fountas! The score is 1-3.
  • 73' 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.
  • 76' Christoph Knasmullner is replacing Ercan Kara for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 81' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zorya Luhansk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 83' FK Zorya Luhansk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 83' Denys Favorov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juninho on 83 minute.
  • 86' Filip Stojkovic was booked on 86.
  • 87' Goal! Shahab Zahedi scores his 1 goal in 2 matches.
  • 90' The referee shows FK Zorya Luhansk player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

FK Zorya Luhansk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Skripnik

SK Rapid Wien Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dietmar Kuhbauer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Grull 3
Taxiarchis Fountas 2
Ercan Kara 1
Shahab Zahedi 1
Oleksandr Hladkii 1
Leo Greiml 1

Head to Head

2021-08-26 FK Zorya Luhansk 2–3 SK Rapid Wien 2021-08-19 SK Rapid Wien 3–0 FK Zorya Luhansk

FK Zorya Luhansk Form

2021-08-26 FK Zorya Luhansk 2–3 SK Rapid Wien L 2021-08-19 SK Rapid Wien 3–0 FK Zorya Luhansk L 2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk L 2020-12-03 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2020-11-26 PAE AEK 0–3 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2020-11-05 FK Zorya Luhansk 1–4 PAE AEK L

SK Rapid Wien Form

2021-08-26 FK Zorya Luhansk 2–3 SK Rapid Wien W 2021-08-19 SK Rapid Wien 3–0 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2021-08-12 AS Anorthosis Famagusta 2–1 SK Rapid Wien L 2021-08-05 SK Rapid Wien 3–0 AS Anorthosis Famagusta W 2021-07-28 AC Sparta Praha 2–0 SK Rapid Wien L 2021-07-20 SK Rapid Wien 2–1 AC Sparta Praha W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 FK Zorya Luhansk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 SK Rapid Wien xG
I would bet for: FK Zorya Luhansk or SK Rapid Wien 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Zorya Luhansk30% Draw26% SK Rapid Wien44%
Actual: SK Rapid Wien win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

FK Zorya Luhansk or Draw
56%
Draw or SK Rapid Wien
70%
FK Zorya Luhansk or SK Rapid Wien
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Zorya Luhansk24% Draw43% SK Rapid Wien33%
Actual: SK Rapid Wien win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 3
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — FK Zorya Luhansk

Handicap FK Zorya Luhansk covers Push SK Rapid Wien covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FK Zorya Luhansk keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
SK Rapid Wien keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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