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Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs FC Pyunik Yerevan, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Pyunik Yerevan
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Alik Arakelyan
Y 43' Serob Grigoryan
Etey Shechter 52' Y
Y 58' Mohamed Konate
Y 77' Rumyan Hovsepyan

Overview

Match Preview

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC vs FC Pyunik Yerevan — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Ville Nevalainen
  • Referee Ville Koskiniemi
  • Referee Mika Lamppu
  • Referee Petri Viljanen

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi 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 Fenerbahçe 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
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Pyunik Yerevan
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-16 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2–1 FC Pyunik Yerevan 2018-08-07 FC Pyunik Yerevan 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

Recent Form

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug FC Pyunik Yerevan H 2–1 W
07 Aug FC Pyunik Yerevan A 0–0 D
02 Aug FK Radnicki Nis A 2–2 D
26 Jul FK Radnicki Nis H 2–0 W
19 Jul Ferencvárosi TC H 1–0 W
12 Jul Ferencvárosi TC A 1–1 D
FC Pyunik Yerevan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Maccabi Tel Aviv FC A 1–2 L
07 Aug Maccabi Tel Aviv FC H 0–0 D
31 Jul Tobyl Qostanai FK H 1–0 W
26 Jul Tobyl Qostanai FK A 1–2 L
19 Jul FK Vardar Skopje A 2–0 W
12 Jul FK Vardar Skopje H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and FC Pyunik Yerevan.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Denis Voynov gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Karlen Mkrtchyan made 68 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 21' Serob Grigoryan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Maccabi Tel Aviv FC tonight.
  • 26' 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 Predrag Rajkovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrija Dragojevic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' The referee shows FC Pyunik Yerevan player a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vladimir Ivic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Serob Grigoryan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' The whistle greets Serob Grigoryan as he departs to be replaced by Sergey Kolychev.
  • 46' Vidar Orn Kjartansson makes way for Etey Shechter at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Etey Shechter is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dor Micha makes it 1-1.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mohamed Konate on 58 minutes.
  • 60' A tactical swap from FC Pyunik Yerevan — Ruslan Koryan on, Mohamed Konate off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Eitan Tibi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 43 appearances.
  • 68' Karlen Mkrtchyan is replacing Denis Voynov for the FC Pyunik Yerevan side.
  • 68' GOAL! Eliran Atar scores on 68. Assisted by Dor Micha
  • 73' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Rumyan Hovsepyan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Dan Glazer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dor Peretz on 79 minute.
  • 84' Dor Peretz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 88' Maccabi Tel Aviv FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matan Hozez is hanging Omer Atzili on the field on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

FC Pyunik Yerevan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrey Talalaev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Voynov 1
Alik Arakelyan 1
Dor Micha 1
Eliran Atar 1
Denis Voynov 1
Alik Arakelyan 1
Dor Micha 1
Eliran Atar 1

Head to Head

2018-08-16 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2–1 FC Pyunik Yerevan 2018-08-07 FC Pyunik Yerevan 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Form

2018-08-16 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2–1 FC Pyunik Yerevan W 2018-08-07 FC Pyunik Yerevan 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC D 2018-08-02 FK Radnicki Nis 2–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC D 2018-07-26 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2–0 FK Radnicki Nis W 2018-07-19 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 1–0 Ferencvárosi TC W 2018-07-12 Ferencvárosi TC 1–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC D

FC Pyunik Yerevan Form

2018-08-16 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 2–1 FC Pyunik Yerevan L 2018-08-07 FC Pyunik Yerevan 0–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC D 2018-07-31 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 Tobyl Qostanai FK W 2018-07-26 Tobyl Qostanai FK 2–1 FC Pyunik Yerevan L 2018-07-19 FK Vardar Skopje 0–2 FC Pyunik Yerevan W 2018-07-12 FC Pyunik Yerevan 1–0 FK Vardar Skopje W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 FC Pyunik Yerevan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC50% Draw28% FC Pyunik Yerevan22%
Actual: Maccabi Tel Aviv FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Pyunik Yerevan
50%
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC or FC Pyunik Yerevan
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC32% Draw51% FC Pyunik Yerevan17%
Actual: FC Pyunik Yerevan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
13%
0 – 0
12.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Maccabi Tel Aviv FC

Handicap Maccabi Tel Aviv FC covers Push FC Pyunik Yerevan covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Maccabi Tel Aviv FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
FC Pyunik Yerevan keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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