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Maccabi Haifa FC vs FK Željezničar Sarajevo, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Wed 9 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Sammy Ofer Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

Maccabi Haifa FC vs FK Željezničar Sarajevo — Europe at Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Heine Sorensen
  • Referee Lars Hummelgaard
  • Referee Georgi Todorov
  • Referee Morten Krogh
  • Referee

Head-to-Head

1
Maccabi Haifa FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals FK Željezničar Sarajevo

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep FK Željezničar Sarajevo H 3–1 W
01 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W
25 Jul RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–3 L
18 Jul NS Mura A 3–2 W
11 Jul NS Mura H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Maccabi Haifa FC A 1–3 L
02 Aug Apollon FC Lemesos A 1–3 L
26 Jul Apollon FC Lemesos H 1–2 L
18 Jul JK Narva Trans H 3–1 W
12 Jul JK Narva Trans A 2–0 W
14 May CD Aves A 3–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Maccabi Haifa FC and FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo has kicked off!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Maccabi Haifa FC that had 36 games and scored 61 goals.
  • 10' Luka Miletic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The 38-year-old Tjaronn Chery has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bachar Bakhar might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Maccabi Haifa FC have won 61 goals from 36 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Ayad Habashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' GOAL! Ivan Lendric fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 38' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tjaronn Chery makes it 1-1.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Maccabi Haifa FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Mehmed Alispahic is booked for FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo — Yellow card on 53.
  • 54' FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' A change in the Maccabi Haifa FC ranks — Mohammad Abu Fani exits the field as Dolev Haziz enters on 54.
  • 58' The referee shows FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Nikita Rukavytsya gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Mustafa Mujezinovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mladen Veselinovic on 63 minute.
  • 64' The referee shows FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Yuval Ashkenazi makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 69' Yarden Shua is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yanic Wildschut at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' Damir Sadikovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 81 appearances.
  • 75' Time for substitution for FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo. Eldar Sehic is replaced by Luka Juricic.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Stav Nachmani. He replaces Nikita Rukavytsya on 76 minute.
  • 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 82' Aleksandar Kosoric catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' Maccabi Haifa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 88' Luka Juricic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ante Blazevic.
  • 3-1 the final result. FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.97 Maccabi Haifa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 FK Željezničar Sarajevo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Maccabi Haifa FC57% Draw23% FK Željezničar Sarajevo20%
Actual: Maccabi Haifa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Maccabi Haifa FC or Draw
80%
Draw or FK Željezničar Sarajevo
43%
Maccabi Haifa FC or FK Željezničar Sarajevo
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Maccabi Haifa FC41% Draw42% FK Željezničar Sarajevo17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Maccabi Haifa FC

Handicap Maccabi Haifa FC covers Push FK Željezničar Sarajevo covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Maccabi Haifa FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FK Željezničar Sarajevo keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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