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Helsingin JK vs Riga FC, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Helsingin JK
2 – 2
Full Time
Riga FC
Thu 15 Aug 2019 · 16:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Petteri Forsell 61' Y
Y 70' Georgios Valerianos
Y 86' Roman Debelko

Overview

Match Preview

Helsingin JK vs Riga FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Referee Fredrik Klyver
  • Referee Mohammed Al Hakim
  • Referee Mahbod Beigi
17 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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

2
Helsingin JK 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Riga FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-15 Helsingin JK 2–2 Riga FC 2019-08-06 Riga FC 1–1 Helsingin JK

Recent Form

Helsingin JK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Riga FC H 2–2 D
06 Aug Riga FC A 1–1 D
31 Jul FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–1 W
24 Jul FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–2 L
16 Jul HB Torshavn A 2–2 D
09 Jul HB Torshavn H 3–0 W
Riga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Helsingin JK A 2–2 D
06 Aug Helsingin JK H 1–1 D
17 Jul Dundalk FC H 0–0 D
10 Jul Dundalk FC A 0–0 D
19 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia H 1–0 W
12 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% 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. Helsingin JK is hosting Riga FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Petteri Forsell makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' It’s high time Mihails Konevs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Evans Mensah, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Stefan Panic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Riga FC have won 11 goals from 11 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Helsingin JK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Riga FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Riga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . Helsingin JK seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Riga FC team. Tomislav Saric is replaced by Olegs Laizans on 56 minute.
  • 60' Deniss Rakels is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vladislavs Fjodorovs at the 60 minute mark.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Petteri Forsell.
  • 62' Roman Debelko doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' 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.
  • 69' What composure from Roman Debelko! The Ukraine international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Georgios Valerianos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Helsingin JK team. Kaan Kairinen is replaced by Sebastian Dahlstrom on 71 minute.
  • 76' Helsingin JK are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Riga FC's shape.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Helsingin JK! Henri Toivomaki comes on to replace Nikolai Alho.
  • 80' Roman Debelko adds to his 0 season tally! Riga FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' The Helsingin JK bench stirs into life. Rafinha is withdrawn and Ivan Tarasov gets his opportunity.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Roman Debelko on 86.
  • 90' Riga FC ring the changes. Roger has done his job and it is now time for Ritvars Rugins to step up.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Helsingin JK 2-2 Riga FC.

Lineups

Helsingin JK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toni Koskela

Riga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihails Konevs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.49 Helsingin JK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Riga FC xG
I would bet for: Helsingin JK or Riga FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Helsingin JK45% Draw27% Riga FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Helsingin JK or Draw
72%
Draw or Riga FC
55%
Helsingin JK or Riga FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Helsingin JK31% Draw47% Riga FC22%
Actual: Helsingin JK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Helsingin JK

Handicap Helsingin JK covers Push Riga FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Helsingin JK keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Riga FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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