Thursday , 2 July 2026

KF Valur vs NK Maribor, Champions League 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
KF Valur
0 – 3
Full Time
NK Maribor
Wed 10 Jul 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 29' Alexandru Cretu
Y 31' Marcos Tavares
Haukur Sigurðsson 79' Y
Y 82' Sasa Ivkovic

Overview

Match Preview

KF Valur vs NK Maribor — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Referee Krzysztof Jakubik
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
KF Valur 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals NK Maribor
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-10 KF Valur 0–3 NK Maribor

Recent Form

KF Valur
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul NK Maribor H 0–3 L
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
NK Maribor
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul KF Valur A 3–0 W
16 Aug Rangers FC H 0–0 D
09 Aug Rangers FC A 1–3 L
02 Aug FC Chikhura Sachkhere H 2–0 W
26 Jul FC Chikhura Sachkhere A 0–0 D
19 Jul FK Partizani H 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against KF Valur and NK Maribor has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Milec made 105 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Blaz Vrhovec, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. KF Valur needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' Alexandru Cretu is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 31' Marcos Tavares was booked on 31.
  • 36' NK Maribor is showing some good football. However, NK Maribor are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Eiður Sigurbjornsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Goal! Spiro Pericic scores his 1 goal in 13 matches.
  • 48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 53' It looks surprising KF Valur does not make any changes. Martin Kramaric has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' What a strike from Dino Hotic! The score is 0-2.
  • 65' The travelling NK Maribor supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Rok Kronaveter has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KF Valur that had 107 games and scored 27 goals.
  • 76' Another substitution for NK Maribor to replace Marcos Tavares by Rudi Pozeg Vancas on 76 minute.
  • 78' Einar Ingvarsson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lasse Petry on 78 minute.
  • 79' Haukur Sigurdsson is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 82' The referee shows NK Maribor player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' The whistle greets Dino Hotic as he departs to be replaced by Martin Kramaric.
  • 86' What a strike from Rok Kronaveter! The score is 0-3.
  • 89' Jasmin Mesanovic is replacing Rok Kronaveter for the NK Maribor side.
  • Full Time. NK Maribor beats KF Valur

Lineups

KF Valur Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olafur Johannesson

NK Maribor Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darko Milanic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.04 KF Valur xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 NK Maribor xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
KF Valur26% Draw28% NK Maribor46%
Actual: NK Maribor win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

KF Valur or Draw
54%
Draw or NK Maribor
74%
KF Valur or NK Maribor
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
KF Valur18% Draw46% NK Maribor36%
Actual: NK Maribor win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — KF Valur

Handicap KF Valur covers Push NK Maribor covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

KF Valur keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
NK Maribor keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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