Sunday , 16 August 2026

KF Valur vs FC Santa Coloma, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
KF Valur
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Santa Coloma
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Marc Rebes
Y 20' Moises San Nicolas
Dion Acoff 30' Y
Birkir Mar Saevarsson 41' Y
Y 43' Juanma Torres
Y 44' Albert Mercade
Y 45' Ildefons Lima
Guðjon Lyðsson 47' Y
Haukur Sigurðsson 82' Y
Y 84' Andreu Ramos
Y 85' Robert Ramos

Overview

Match Preview

KF Valur vs FC Santa Coloma — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Irfan Peljto
  • Referee
  • Referee Admir Sehovic
  • Referee
6 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game

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

1
1
KF Valur 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Santa Coloma
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-02 KF Valur 3–0 FC Santa Coloma 2018-07-26 FC Santa Coloma 1–0 KF Valur

Recent Form

KF Valur
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug FC Santa Coloma H 3–0 W
26 Jul FC Santa Coloma A 0–1 L
18 Jul Rosenborg BK A 1–3 L
11 Jul Rosenborg BK H 1–0 W
06 May FC Internazionale Milano A 2–3 L
28 Apr Cercle Brugge KSV H 0–0 D
FC Santa Coloma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug KF Valur A 0–3 L
26 Jul KF Valur H 1–0 W
26 Jun Drita KF Gjilan H 0–2 L
03 Dec Vikingur Gota A 1–1 D
20 Nov MOL Fehervar FC H 2–0 W
10 Nov Celtic FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

0% 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. KF Valur is hosting FC Santa Coloma for another epic battle.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . KF Valur seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Marc Rebes on 10 minutes.
  • 15' The travelling FC Santa Coloma supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Moises San Nicolas.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Dion Acoff. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 35' Aleix Cistero has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 41' Controversy at the stadium! Birkir Mar Saevarsson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Juanma Torres on 43.
  • 44' That is a Yellow card for FC Santa Coloma. Albert Mercade will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ildefons Lima on 45 minutes.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Gudjon Lydsson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' Sigurdur Larusson adds to his 0 season tally! KF Valur Reykjavik lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' The FC Santa Coloma manager makes a substitution. Albert Mercade departs to be replaced by Andre Azevedo.
  • 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' GOAL! Bjarni Eiriksson fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 66' A change in the FC Santa Coloma ranks — Jaime Conde exits the field as Chus Sosa enters on 66.
  • 67' Gudjon Lydsson makes way for Einar Ingvarsson at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from KF Valur Reykjavik.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Santa Coloma needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 77' Birkir Mar Saevarsson, a Iceland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' The KF Valur Reykjavik bench stirs into life. Sigurdur Larusson is withdrawn and Andri Adolphsson gets his opportunity.
  • 80' A change in the FC Santa Coloma ranks — Aleix Cistero exits the field as Iban Parra enters on 80.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Haukur Sigurdsson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Andreu Ramos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Robert Ramos. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Andri Adolphsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' The KF Valur Reykjavik bench stirs into life. Patrick Pedersen is withdrawn and Tobias Thomsen gets his opportunity.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for KF Valur players.

Lineups

KF Valur Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olafur Johannesson

FC Santa Coloma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Rodriguez Rebull

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 KF Valur xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 FC Santa Coloma xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KF Valur55% Draw27% FC Santa Coloma18%
Actual: KF Valur win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

KF Valur or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Santa Coloma
45%
KF Valur or FC Santa Coloma
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KF Valur39% Draw49% FC Santa Coloma12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
2 – 0
12.5%
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.6%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — KF Valur

Handicap KF Valur covers Push FC Santa Coloma covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

KF Valur keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
FC Santa Coloma keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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