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Malmo FF vs Ballymena United FC, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Malmo FF
7 – 0
Full Time
Ballymena United FC
Thu 11 Jul 2019 · 17:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 82' Kofi Balmer
Y 90' Cathair Friel

Overview

Match Preview

Malmo FF vs Ballymena United FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Igor Pajac
  • Referee Ivica Modric
  • Referee Ivan Bebek
  • Referee Bojan Zobenica
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.5 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
Malmo FF 2 games · Avg 5.5 goals Ballymena United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-11 Malmo FF 7–0 Ballymena United FC

Recent Form

Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Ballymena United FC H 7–0 W
21 Feb Chelsea FC A 0–3 L
14 Feb Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
13 Dec Besiktas JK A 1–0 W
29 Nov KRC Genk H 2–2 D
08 Nov Sarpsborg 08 FF H 1–1 D
Ballymena United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Malmo FF A 0–7 L
04 Jul NSI Runavik A 0–0 D
27 Jun NSI Runavik H 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Malmo FF this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Malmo FF and Ballymena United FC.
  • 5' Malmo FF is showing some good football. However, Malmo FF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jo Inge Berget made 286 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ballymena United FC that had 4 games and scored 2 goals.
  • 20' Malmo FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kofi Balmer, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Ballymena United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 31' GOAL! Markus Rosenberg scores on 31.
  • 33' Goal! Markus Rosenberg scores his 16 goal in 248 matches.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' GOAL! Erdal Rakip scores on 44.
  • 46' GOAL! Franz Brorsson scores on 46.
  • 48' Goal! Markus Rosenberg scores his 16 goal in 248 matches.
  • 51' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Burns. He replaces Declan Carville on 51 minute.
  • 54' Goal! Guillermo Molins scores his 4 goal in 248 matches.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Malmo FF team. Markus Rosenberg is replaced by Marcus Antonsson on 59 minute.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' Bonke Innocent has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fouad Bachirou on 69 minute.
  • 72' Another substitution for Ballymena United FC to replace Adam Lecky by Cathair Friel on 72 minute.
  • 74' GOAL! Erdal Rakip scores on 74.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Shane McGinty. He replaces Jude Winchester on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' Kofi Balmer is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' It looks surprising Malmo FF does not make any changes. Scot Whiteside has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Cathair Friel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 7-0.

Lineups

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Uwe Rösler

Ballymena United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Jeffrey

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.19 Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Ballymena United FC xG
I would bet for: Malmo FF to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF74% Draw15% Ballymena United FC11%
Actual: Malmo FF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Malmo FF or Draw
89%
Draw or Ballymena United FC
26%
Malmo FF or Ballymena United FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF64% Draw30% Ballymena United FC6%
Actual: Malmo FF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted
7 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.7%
4 – 0
8.6%
3 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 0
6.7%
4 – 1
6%
5 – 0
5.5%
1 – 1
5.2%
5 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3%
6 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Malmo FF

Handicap Malmo FF covers Push Ballymena United FC covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 21% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 17% 16%
-0.5 84% — 16%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Ballymena United FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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