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Gornik Zabrze vs FC Zaria Balti, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Gornik Zabrze
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Zaria Balti
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jesus Jimenez 38' Y
Szymon Zurkowski 53' Y
Y 62' Oleg Ermak
Szymon Zurkowski 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Gornik Zabrze vs FC Zaria Balti — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Filip Glova
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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
Gornik Zabrze 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Zaria Balti
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 Gornik Zabrze 1–0 FC Zaria Balti

Recent Form

Gornik Zabrze
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul FC Zaria Balti H 1–0 W
FC Zaria Balti
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Gornik Zabrze A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Gornik Zabrze gets underway.
  • 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' FC Zaria Balti 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.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gornik Zabrze needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It looks surprising FC Zaria Balti does not make any changes. Szymon Matuszek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gheorghe Ovsianicov, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jesus Jimenez.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Filipe da Silva Alves made 2 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' The whistle greets Adam Ryczkowski as he departs to be replaced by Marcin Urynowicz.
  • 51' Jesus Jimenez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' It’s a booking for Gornik Zabrze player. Szymon Zurkowski gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' Gornik Zabrze is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Gheorghe Ovsianicov. He replaces Jean Patric on 61 minute.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oleg Ermak on 62.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for FC Zaria Balti. Filipe da Silva Alves is replaced by Rodrigo Bostan.
  • 75' Rafal Wolsztynski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesus Jimenez on 75 minute.
  • 80' It’s high time Vlad Goian made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Gornik Zabrze. Maciej Ambrosiewicz is replaced by Daniel Liszka.
  • 86' 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 Rodrigo Bostan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' Angulo Alboniga puts Gornik Zabrze on the lead.
  • 90' Szymon Zurkowski was booked on 90.
  • Full Time. Gornik Zabrze beats FC Zaria Balti

Lineups

Gornik Zabrze Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcin Brosz

FC Zaria Balti Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vlad Goian

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Gornik Zabrze xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 FC Zaria Balti xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gornik Zabrze52% Draw31% FC Zaria Balti17%
Actual: Gornik Zabrze win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Gornik Zabrze or Draw
83%
Draw or FC Zaria Balti
48%
Gornik Zabrze or FC Zaria Balti
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gornik Zabrze32% Draw58% FC Zaria Balti10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Gornik Zabrze

Handicap Gornik Zabrze covers Push FC Zaria Balti covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Gornik Zabrze keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
FC Zaria Balti keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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