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Ilves Tampere vs PFK Slavia Sofia, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul PFK Slavia Sofia H 0–1 L
04 Jun FC Vaduz H 6–2 W
29 May 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 0–2 L
25 May KI Klaksvik H 0–0 D
22 May Birkirkara FC A 0–0 D
15 May SP Tre Fiori H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Ilves Tampere A 1–0 W
04 Jun Bala Town FC H 2–0 W
29 May NK Rudar Velenje A 1–2 L
26 May TSV 1860 München H 2–3 L
22 May Urartu FC A 0–2 L
15 May Gzira United FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Ilves Tampere gets underway.
  • 5' Ilves Tampere is showing some good football. However, Ilves Tampere are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Ilves Tampere seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Georgi Yomov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Ilves Tampere and PFK Slavia Sofia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' The travelling PFK Slavia Sofia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' PFK Slavia Sofia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Ilves Tampere are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PFK Slavia Sofia backline.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Zlatomir Zagorcic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Aleksandar E Aleksandrov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 47 appearances.
  • 60' Ilves Tampere are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Eero Tamminen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' PFK Slavia-1913 Sofia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Georgi Yomov is hanging Slavcho Shokolarov on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' It’s high time Jarkko Wiss made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' It looks like no one’s ball. Ilves Tampere is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' What a moment for Momchil Tsvetanov! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 81' PFK Slavia-1913 Sofia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Ilves Tampere — Alim Moundi on, Tuure Siira off on 83 minutes.
  • 86' Matias Petteri Ojala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Iiro Jarvinen on 86 minute.
  • 88' Ilves Tampere player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yanis Karabelyov.
  • 90' Fresh legs for PFK Slavia-1913 Sofia! Ivaylo Dimitrov comes on to replace Momchil Tsvetanov.
  • Ilves Tampere will have plenty to reflect on. PFK Slavia Sofia were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Ilves Tampere xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 PFK Slavia Sofia xG
I would bet for: Ilves Tampere or PFK Slavia Sofia 69% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Ilves Tampere39% Draw31% PFK Slavia Sofia30%
Actual: PFK Slavia Sofia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Ilves Tampere or Draw
69%
Draw or PFK Slavia Sofia
61%
Ilves Tampere or PFK Slavia Sofia
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Ilves Tampere28% Draw51% PFK Slavia Sofia21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Ilves Tampere

Handicap Ilves Tampere covers Push PFK Slavia Sofia covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Ilves Tampere keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
PFK Slavia Sofia keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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