Thursday , 2 July 2026

KF Valur vs FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
KF Valur
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Gerson Rodrigues
Y 58' Cristiano
Y 60' Juryj Kiendys
Haukur Sigurðsson 71' Y
Kristinn Sigurðsson 81' Y
Y 88' Jo Santos
Y 90' Alhaji Kamara

Overview

Match Preview

KF Valur vs FC Sheriff Tiraspol — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Dominik Schaal
  • Referee Martin Petersen
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 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 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

1
1
KF Valur 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-16 KF Valur 2–1 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 2018-08-09 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 KF Valur

Recent Form

KF Valur
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug FC Sheriff Tiraspol H 2–1 W
09 Aug FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 0–1 L
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
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug KF Valur A 1–2 L
09 Aug KF Valur H 1–0 W
31 Jul KF Shkendija 79 H 0–0 D
24 Jul KF Shkendija 79 A 0–1 L
18 Jul FC Torpedo Kutaisi H 3–0 W
10 Jul FC Torpedo Kutaisi A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. KF Valur kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jo Santos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristiano made 70 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Sheriff Tiraspol is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' KF Valur is showing some good football. However, KF Valur are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' KF Valur started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Sheriff Tiraspol that had 70 games and scored 105 goals.
  • 37' It’s a booking for FC Sheriff Tiraspol player. Gerson Rodrigues gets a Yellow card.
  • 40' Goal! Haukur Sigurdsson scores his 2 goal in 107 matches.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' The FC Sheriff Tiraspol manager makes a substitution. Gerson Rodrigues departs to be replaced by Rifet Kapic.
  • 51' It looks surprising KF Valur does not make any changes. Ziguy Badibanga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' FC Sheriff Tiraspol receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 60' FC Sheriff Tiraspol player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' It’s high time Olafur Johannesson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The whistle greets Cristiano as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Balima.
  • 68' What a strike from Ziguy Badibanga! The score is 0-2.
  • 69' The KF Valur Reykjavik manager makes a substitution. Andri Adolphsson departs to be replaced by Kristinn Halldorsson.
  • 71' KF Valur Reykjavik receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Sheriff Tiraspol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' Another substitution for KF Valur Reykjavik to replace Einar Ingvarsson by Olafur Karl Finsen on 81 minute.
  • 81' Kristinn Sigurdsson is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 86' Evgheni Oancea has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' It’s a booking for FC Sheriff Tiraspol player. Jo Santos gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' GOAL! Kristinn Halldorsson scores on 90.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Alhaji Kamara. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Full Time. KF Valur beats FC Sheriff Tiraspol

Lineups

KF Valur Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olafur Johannesson

FC Sheriff Tiraspol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Goran Sablic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ziguy Badibanga 2
Ziguy Badibanga 2
Haukur Sigurðsson 1
Kristinn Halldorsson 1
Haukur Sigurðsson 1
Kristinn Halldorsson 1

Head to Head

2018-08-16 KF Valur 2–1 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 2018-08-09 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 KF Valur

KF Valur Form

2018-08-16 KF Valur 2–1 FC Sheriff Tiraspol W 2018-08-09 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 KF Valur L 2018-08-02 KF Valur 3–0 FC Santa Coloma W 2018-07-26 FC Santa Coloma 1–0 KF Valur L 2018-07-18 Rosenborg BK 3–1 KF Valur L 2018-07-11 KF Valur 1–0 Rosenborg BK W

FC Sheriff Tiraspol Form

2018-08-16 KF Valur 2–1 FC Sheriff Tiraspol L 2018-08-09 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 KF Valur W 2018-07-31 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 KF Shkendija 79 D 2018-07-24 KF Shkendija 79 1–0 FC Sheriff Tiraspol L 2018-07-18 FC Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 FC Torpedo Kutaisi W 2018-07-10 FC Torpedo Kutaisi 2–1 FC Sheriff Tiraspol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.46 KF Valur xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 FC Sheriff Tiraspol xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KF Valur49% Draw28% FC Sheriff Tiraspol23%
Actual: KF Valur win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

KF Valur or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Sheriff Tiraspol
51%
KF Valur or FC Sheriff Tiraspol
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KF Valur33% Draw50% FC Sheriff Tiraspol17%
Actual: KF Valur win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — KF Valur

Handicap KF Valur covers Push FC Sheriff Tiraspol covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

KF Valur keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
FC Sheriff Tiraspol keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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