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Helsingin JK vs NK Olimpija Ljubljana, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Helsingin JK
1 – 4
Full Time
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Roni Peiponen 54' Y
Mikko Sumusalo 79' Y
Eetu Vertainen 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Helsingin JK vs NK Olimpija Ljubljana — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Anatolii Abdula
  • Referee Serhii Bekker
  • Referee Yevhen Aranovskyi
  • Referee Oleh Pluzhnyk

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
2
6
Helsingin JK 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-16 Helsingin JK 1–4 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK 2018-04-29 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1 Helsingin JK 2017-12-02 Helsingin JK 1–3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2017-05-07 Helsingin JK 2–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana

Recent Form

Helsingin JK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana H 1–4 L
09 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana A 0–3 L
01 Aug FK BATE Barysau H 1–2 L
25 Jul FK BATE Barysau A 0–0 D
17 Jul Vikingur Gota H 3–1 W
10 Jul Vikingur Gota A 2–1 W
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Helsingin JK A 4–1 W
09 Aug Helsingin JK H 3–0 W
02 Aug Crusaders FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Crusaders FC H 5–1 W
18 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–0 D
11 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK H 0–1 L

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Helsingin JK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' It’s high time Mika Lehkosuo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The travelling NK Olimpija Ljubljana supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Goal! Abass Issah scores his 13 goal in 436 matches.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 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.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' It looks surprising NK Olimpija Ljubljana does not make any changes. Rok Kronaveter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Rafinha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' Sebastian Dahlstrom has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nikolai Alho on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' Helsingin JK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' NK Olimpija Ljubljana is showing some good football. However, NK Olimpija Ljubljana are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Macky Bagnack has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomislav Tomic on 61 minute.
  • 64' Helsingin JK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Macauley Chrisantus is hanging Jordan Dominguez on the field on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another change for NK Olimpija Ljubljana made on 65 minute. Rok Kronaveter leaves to be changed by Asmir Suljic.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Helsingin JK that had 212 games and scored 76 goals.
  • 72' What a strike from Daniel Avramovski! The score is 0-2.
  • 73' Eetu Vertainen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Klauss on 73 minute.
  • 75' GOAL! Rafinha scores on 75.
  • 76' Another change for NK Olimpija Ljubljana made on 76 minute. Abass Issah leaves to be changed by Goran Brkic.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Mikko Sumusalo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NK Olimpija Ljubljana needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Goal! Macauley Chrisantus scores his 2 goal in 212 matches.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Helsingin JK player. Eetu Vertainen gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Sensational shot from Goran Brkic. NK Olimpija Ljubljana is back in the lead.
  • Another three points for NK Olimpija Ljubljana.

Lineups

Helsingin JK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mika Lehkosuo

NK Olimpija Ljubljana Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexandar Linta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Issah Abbas 3
Issah Abbas 3
Daniel Avramovski 1
Goran Brkic 1
Rok Kronaveter 1
Rok Kronaveter 1
Rafinha 1
Macauley Chrisantus 1

Head to Head

2018-08-16 Helsingin JK 1–4 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK 2018-04-29 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1 Helsingin JK 2017-12-02 Helsingin JK 1–3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2017-05-07 Helsingin JK 2–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana

Helsingin JK Form

2018-08-16 Helsingin JK 1–4 NK Olimpija Ljubljana L 2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK L 2018-08-01 Helsingin JK 1–2 FK BATE Barysau L 2018-07-25 FK BATE Barysau 0–0 Helsingin JK D 2018-07-17 Helsingin JK 3–1 Vikingur Gota W 2018-07-10 Vikingur Gota 1–2 Helsingin JK W

NK Olimpija Ljubljana Form

2018-08-16 Helsingin JK 1–4 NK Olimpija Ljubljana W 2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK W 2018-08-02 Crusaders FC 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-26 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 5–1 Crusaders FC W 2018-07-18 Qarabag Agdam FK 0–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-11 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 0–1 Qarabag Agdam FK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Helsingin JK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 NK Olimpija Ljubljana xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Helsingin JK26% Draw26% NK Olimpija Ljubljana48%
Actual: NK Olimpija Ljubljana win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Helsingin JK or Draw
52%
Draw or NK Olimpija Ljubljana
74%
Helsingin JK or NK Olimpija Ljubljana
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Helsingin JK20% Draw44% NK Olimpija Ljubljana36%
Actual: NK Olimpija Ljubljana win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Helsingin JK

Handicap Helsingin JK covers Push NK Olimpija Ljubljana covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 22% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Helsingin JK keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
NK Olimpija Ljubljana keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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