Thursday , 1 October 2026

Floriana FC vs FC Flora, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Floriana FC
0 – 0
2 – 4 pen
Full Time
FC Flora
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Ta'Qali National Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+12'
Matias Garcia 32' Y
Brandon Paiber 44' Y
Y 60' Rauno Sappinen
R 60' Rauno Sappinen
Y 83' Martin Miller
Y 90' Henrik Purg
Y 94' Marco Lukka
Y 99' Mark Anders Lepik
Marcelo Dias 104' Y
Y 105' Marten Kuusk
R 120' Rauno Sappinen

Overview

Match Preview

Floriana FC vs FC Flora — Europe at Ta'Qali National Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
  • Referee
  • Referee Davor Beljo
  • Referee Admir Sehovic

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 Fenerbahçe 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
Floriana FC 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals FC Flora
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 Floriana FC 0–0 FC Flora

Recent Form

Floriana FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep FC Flora H 0–0 D
17 Sep Linfield FC A 1–0 W
FC Flora
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Floriana FC A 0–0 D
17 Sep KR Reykjavik H 2–1 W
01 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–2 L
25 Jul Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–2 L
18 Jul FK Radnicki Nis A 2–2 D
11 Jul FK Radnicki Nis H 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Floriana FC is hosting FC Flora for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Flora needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rauno Sappinen made 6 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Floriana FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Flora's shape.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Garcia is booked for Floriana FC — Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' 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.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brandon Paiber on 44.
  • 49' Marcelo Dias has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' FC Flora started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' Floriana FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Rauno Sappinen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at Ta'Qali National Stadium. Floriana FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 69' The whistle greets Rauno Alliku as he departs to be replaced by Martin Miller.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 79' Vladislav Kreida is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Flora tonight.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Floriana FC. Brandon Paiber is replaced by Flavio Carioca.
  • 83' Martin Miller catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Flora that had 22 games and scored 37 goals.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Henrik Purg argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • It finishes all square. Floriana FC and FC Flora share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Floriana FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Potenza

FC Flora Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Henn

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 Floriana FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 FC Flora xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Floriana FC or Draw 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Floriana FC38% Draw36% FC Flora26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Floriana FC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Flora
62%
Floriana FC or FC Flora
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Floriana FC22% Draw63% FC Flora15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.2%
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 0
2%
2 – 2
1.9%
3 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Floriana FC

Handicap Floriana FC covers Push FC Flora covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 23% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Floriana FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
FC Flora keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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