Thursday , 2 July 2026

Keslə FK vs Balzan FC, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Keslə FK
2 – 1
Full Time
Balzan FC
Thu 19 Jul 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Elkin Serrano
Cesar Meza Colli 31' Y
Y 62' Nenad Sljivic
Y 82' Steve Sultana
Y 90' Andrija Majdevac
R 90' Andrija Majdevac

Overview

Match Preview

Keslə FK vs Balzan FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Aleksey Sukhoy
  • Referee Mikhail Vilkov
  • Referee Vladimir Minevich
  • Referee Aleksey Vorontsov
6 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 3.7 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

2
2
2
Keslə FK 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Balzan FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-19 Keslə FK 2–1 Balzan FC 2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK 2015-12-12 Keslə FK 3–1 Balzan FC 2015-07-24 Balzan FC 1–1 Keslə FK 2015-03-14 Keslə FK 1–1 Balzan FC

Recent Form

Keslə FK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul Balzan FC H 2–1 W
12 Jul Balzan FC A 1–4 L
14 May FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz A 1–2 L
07 May Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–1 L
30 Apr GD Chaves A 0–4 L
23 Apr Barnton FC H 0–0 D
Balzan FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jul Keslə FK A 1–2 L
12 Jul Keslə FK H 4–1 W
14 May North Shields FC A 0–3 L
07 May FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz H 2–3 L
29 Apr Os Belenenses Futebol A 2–0 W
22 Apr GD Chaves H 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Keslə FK to score. At the same time, Balzan FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justin Grioli, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Bakhodir Nasimov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' Cesar Meza Colli puts Keslə FK on the lead.
  • 16' The travelling Balzan FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' It’s high time Zaur Ismailov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Balzan FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 36' Elkin Serrano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 41' It looks surprising Keslə FK does not make any changes. Alfred Effiong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' Balzan FC is showing some good football. However, Balzan FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 59' Lecao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Uros Ljubomirac on 59 minute.
  • 62' Nenad Sljivic is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
  • 64' Another change for Keslə FK made on 64 minute. Bakhodir Nasimov leaves to be changed by Amil Yunanov.
  • 69' Another substitution for Balzan FC to replace Alfred Effiong by Justin Grioli on 69 minute.
  • 74' The Keslə FK manager makes a substitution. Milos Bosancic departs to be replaced by Herve Tchami-Ngangoue.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Balzan FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' Balzan FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Andrija Majdevac. He replaces Bojan Kaljevic on 85 minute.
  • 90' Goal! Slavik Alxasov scores his 1 goal in 79 matches.
  • 90' Andrija Majdevac was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cesar Meza Colli 2
Slavik Alxasov 1
Bojan Kaljevic 1
Cadu 1
Alfred Effiong 1
Lecao 1
Andrija Majdevac 1

Head to Head

2018-07-19 Keslə FK 2–1 Balzan FC 2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK 2015-12-12 Keslə FK 3–1 Balzan FC 2015-07-24 Balzan FC 1–1 Keslə FK 2015-03-14 Keslə FK 1–1 Balzan FC

Keslə FK Form

2018-07-19 Keslə FK 2–1 Balzan FC W 2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK L 2016-05-14 FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz 2–1 Keslə FK L 2016-05-07 Keslə FK 0–1 Os Belenenses Futebol L 2016-04-30 GD Chaves 4–0 Keslə FK L 2016-04-23 Keslə FK 0–0 Barnton FC D

Balzan FC Form

2018-07-19 Keslə FK 2–1 Balzan FC L 2018-07-12 Balzan FC 4–1 Keslə FK W 2016-05-14 North Shields FC 3–0 Balzan FC L 2016-05-07 Balzan FC 2–3 FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz L 2016-04-29 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–2 Balzan FC W 2016-04-22 Balzan FC 1–2 GD Chaves L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Keslə FK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Balzan FC xG
I would bet for: Keslə FK or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Keslə FK45% Draw28% Balzan FC27%
Actual: Keslə FK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Keslə FK or Draw
73%
Draw or Balzan FC
55%
Keslə FK or Balzan FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Keslə FK30% Draw48% Balzan FC22%
Actual: Keslə FK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Keslə FK

Handicap Keslə FK covers Push Balzan FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Keslə FK keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Balzan FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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