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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
10 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 4.8 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 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

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Helsingin JK and Riga FC.
  • 5' What a moment for Petteri Forsell! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Helsingin JK are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Riga FC's shape.
  • 15' Helsingin JK are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Kaan Kairinen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Antonijs Cernomordijs, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Riga FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Russia international Maksim Rudakov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Riga FC that had 11 games and scored 11 goals.
  • 55' Helsingin JK is showing some good football. However, Helsingin JK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Olegs Laizans. He replaces Tomislav Saric on 56 minute.
  • 60' Deniss Rakels is replacing Vladislavs Fjodorovs for the Riga FC side.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Petteri Forsell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Roman Debelko gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 69' Roman Debelko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Georgios Valerianos is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 71' Helsingin JK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastian Dahlstrom is hanging Kaan Kairinen on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mihails Konevs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 77' Nikolai Alho makes way for Henri Toivomaki at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Helsingin JK.
  • 80' Goal! Roman Debelko scores his 5 goal in 42 matches.
  • 81' Another change for Helsingin JK made on 81 minute. Rafinha leaves to be changed by Ivan Tarasov.
  • 86' Roman Debelko is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
  • 90' Another change for Riga FC made on 90 minute. Roger leaves to be changed by Ritvars Rugins.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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.