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IFK Norrköping FK vs FK Liepaja, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
IFK Norrköping FK
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Liepaja
Thu 25 Jul 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Christoffer Nyman 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

IFK Norrköping FK vs FK Liepaja — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Huseyin Gocek
  • Referee Kemal Yilmaz
  • Referee Erdem Bayik
  • Referee Abdulkadir Bitigen

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
IFK Norrköping FK 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FK Liepaja
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-25 IFK Norrköping FK 2–0 FK Liepaja

Recent Form

IFK Norrköping FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul FK Liepaja H 2–0 W
18 Jul Saint Patrick's Athletic FC H 2–1 W
11 Jul Saint Patrick's Athletic FC A 2–0 W
FK Liepaja
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul IFK Norrköping FK A 0–2 L
18 Jul FK Dynama-Minsk A 2–1 W
11 Jul FK Dynama-Minsk H 1–1 D
19 Jul BK Häcken A 2–1 W
12 Jul BK Häcken H 0–3 L
07 Jun BK Häcken H 2–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. IFK Norrköping FK kicks off things out of here…
  • 1' The Sweden Simon Thern breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 0-1!
  • 6' Kristers Tobers is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for IFK Norrköping FK tonight.
  • 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Valentins Ralkevics made 48 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' FK Liepaja started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Filip Dagerstal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Liepaja.
  • 36' FK Liepaja are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Liepaja needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 51' Dodo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christoffer Nyman.
  • 57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Aleksandrs Starkovs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at . IFK Norrköping FK seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' Time for substitution for FK Liepaja. Richard Friday is replaced by Dan Spataru.
  • 73' It is a substitution in IFK Norrkoping FK team. Alexander Fransson is replaced by Sead Haksabanovic on 73 minute.
  • 78' FK Liepaja is showing some good football. However, FK Liepaja are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' Magnificent from Sead Haksabanovic! That is 12 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FK Liepaja — Cristian Torres on, Martins Kigurs off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Karl Holmberg as he leaves the pitch. Andreas Blomqvist steps in for IFK Norrkoping FK.
  • 89' IFK Norrkoping FK ring the changes. Christoffer Nyman has done his job and it is now time for Henrik Castegren to step up.
  • The points are shared — IFK Norrköping FK 2-0 FK Liepaja. Honours even.

Lineups

IFK Norrköping FK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jens Gustafsson

FK Liepaja Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksandrs Starkovs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 IFK Norrköping FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 FK Liepaja xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
IFK Norrköping FK55% Draw26% FK Liepaja19%
Actual: IFK Norrköping FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

IFK Norrköping FK or Draw
81%
Draw or FK Liepaja
45%
IFK Norrköping FK or FK Liepaja
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
IFK Norrköping FK38% Draw48% FK Liepaja14%
Actual: IFK Norrköping FK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — IFK Norrköping FK

Handicap IFK Norrköping FK covers Push FK Liepaja covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

IFK Norrköping FK keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
FK Liepaja keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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