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Gzira United FC vs FK Radnicki Nis, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Gzira United FC
0 – 1
Full Time
FK Radnicki Nis
Thu 19 Jul 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Emanuel Okoye 70' Y
Y 84' Nikola Stankovic

Overview

Match Preview

Gzira United FC vs FK Radnicki Nis — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Suren Baliyan
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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

2
Gzira United FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Radnicki Nis
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-19 Gzira United FC 0–1 FK Radnicki Nis 2018-07-12 FK Radnicki Nis 4–0 Gzira United FC

Recent Form

Gzira United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul FK Radnicki Nis H 0–1 L
12 Jul FK Radnicki Nis A 0–4 L
05 Jul UE Sant Julia H 2–1 W
26 Jun UE Sant Julia A 2–0 W
20 May Hertha BSC A 0–5 L
13 May Europa FC H 2–1 W
FK Radnicki Nis
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul Gzira United FC A 1–0 W
12 Jul Gzira United FC H 4–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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. Gzira United FC is hosting FK Radnicki Nis for another epic battle.
  • 5' Gzira United FC 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.
  • 7' What a strike from Radovan Pankov! The score is 0-1.
  • 12' It’s high time Darren Abdilla made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 22' Aleksandar Todorovski has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' It looks surprising FK Radnicki Nis does not make any changes. Roderick Briffa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
  • 35' The supporters are chanting for Taras Bondarenko. He replaces Dorde Crnomarkovic on 35 minute.
  • 40' FK Radnicki Nis is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The FK Radnicki Nis manager makes a substitution. Petar Grbic departs to be replaced by Aleksa Jovanovic.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Gzira United FC that had 131 games and scored 9 goals.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' The whistle greets Nermin Haskic as he departs to be replaced by Sladan Nikodijevic.
  • 65' Emanuel Okoye is replacing Andrew Cohen for the Gzira United FC side.
  • 70' The referee shows Gzira United FC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Luca Brincat. He replaces Jorginho on 75 minute.
  • 80' Gzira United FC is showing some good football. However, Gzira United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' The Gzira United FC manager makes a substitution. Juan Corbolan departs to be replaced by Christian Sammut.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nikola Stankovic.
  • 89' The travelling FK Radnicki Nis supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • With this win, FK Radnicki Nis is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Gzira United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Abdilla

FK Radnicki Nis Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dusan Lalatovic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.82 Gzira United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 FK Radnicki Nis xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gzira United FC24% Draw30% FK Radnicki Nis46%
Actual: FK Radnicki Nis win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Gzira United FC or Draw
55%
Draw or FK Radnicki Nis
76%
Gzira United FC or FK Radnicki Nis
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gzira United FC16% Draw52% FK Radnicki Nis32%
Actual: FK Radnicki Nis win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 2
10%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Gzira United FC

Handicap Gzira United FC covers Push FK Radnicki Nis covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 14% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Gzira United FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FK Radnicki Nis keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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