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KF Valur vs Rosenborg BK, 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
1 – 0
Full Time
Wed 11 Jul 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

KF Valur vs Rosenborg BK — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Rade Obrenovic
  • Referee Grega Kordez
  • Referee Tomislav Pospeh
  • Referee Asmir Sagrkovic

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
24 Apr PAOK FC H 3–0 W
21 Apr GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 1–2 L
14 Apr SK Sturm Graz H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul KF Valur A 0–1 L
06 May BSC Young Boys H 1–0 W
28 Apr PSV A 0–2 L
20 Apr FK BATE Barysau H 0–3 L
14 Apr FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–1 D
10 Apr FC Internazionale Milano A 2–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! KF Valur vs Rosenborg BK — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It’s high time Kare Ingebrigtsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Patrick Pedersen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Birkir Mar Saevarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rosenborg BK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' Another substitution for Rosenborg BK to replace Vegar Eggen Hedenstad by Marius Lundemo on 41 minute.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. KF Valur must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' 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 Nicklas Bendtner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His KF Valur side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' The Rosenborg BK manager makes a substitution. Erik Botheim departs to be replaced by Alexander Soderlund.
  • 69' Rosenborg BK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 74' It is a substitution in KF Valur Reykjavik team. Olafur Karl Finsen is replaced by Gudjon Lydsson on 74 minute.
  • 79' Rosenborg BK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 84' Eidur Sigurbjornsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 85' KF Valur Reykjavik ring the changes. Tobias Thomsen has done his job and it is now time for Kristinn Halldorsson to step up.
  • 90' KF Valur seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • With this win, KF Valur is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 KF Valur xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Rosenborg BK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
KF Valur47% Draw31% Rosenborg BK22%
Actual: KF Valur win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

KF Valur or Draw
77%
Draw or Rosenborg BK
53%
KF Valur or Rosenborg BK
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
KF Valur29% Draw55% Rosenborg BK16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — KF Valur

Handicap KF Valur covers Push Rosenborg BK covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

KF Valur keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Rosenborg BK keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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