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Malmo FF vs Beşiktaş JK, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Malmo FF
2 – 0
Full Time
Beşiktaş JK
Thu 4 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Fouad Bachirou 45' Y
Y 58' Pepe
Y 66' Gary Medel
Rasmus Bengtsson 69' Y
Soren Rieks 69' Y
Y 76' Caner Erkin

Overview

Match Preview

Malmo FF vs Beşiktaş JK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Dejan Jakimovksi
  • Referee Nikola Karakolev
  • Referee Dimitar Meckarovski
  • Referee Aleksandar Stavrev
  • Referee Marjan Kirovski

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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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

2
1
Malmo FF 3 games · Avg 2.0 goals Beşiktaş JK
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-04 Malmo FF 2–0 Beşiktaş JK

Recent Form

Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Beşiktaş JK H 2–0 W
20 Sep KRC Genk A 0–2 L
30 Aug FC Midtjylland A 2–0 W
23 Aug FC Midtjylland H 2–2 D
14 Aug MOL Fehervar FC A 0–0 D
07 Aug MOL Fehervar FC H 1–1 D
Beşiktaş JK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Malmo FF A 0–2 L
20 Sep Sarpsborg 08 FF H 3–1 W
30 Aug FK Partizan Beograd H 3–0 W
23 Aug FK Partizan Beograd A 1–1 D
16 Aug LASK Linz A 1–2 L
09 Aug LASK Linz H 1–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% 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 Besiktas JK.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Besiktas JK fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Malmo FF in their trying to find a way past Besiktas JK's compact .
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Besiktas JK that had 33 games and scored 45 goals.
  • 30' Rasmus Bengtsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Malmo FF tonight.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Malmo FF. Fouad Bachirou will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Loris Karius is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Malmo FF so far.
  • 53' Caner Erkin does the damage! The net is bulging and Besiktas JK surge ahead!
  • 58' That is a Yellow card for Besiktas JK. Pepe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Besiktas JK team. Gokhan Tore is replaced by Ryan Babel on 59 minute.
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gary Medel on 66 minutes.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rasmus Bengtsson.
  • 70' The Besiktas JK bench stirs into life. Adem Ljajic is withdrawn and Ricardo Quaresma gets his opportunity.
  • 72' The whistle greets Anders Christiansen as he departs to be replaced by Bonke Innocent.
  • 76' A goal from the Sweden international Markus Rosenberg! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-1!
  • 76' Besiktas JK receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 81' It looks surprising Malmo FF does not make any changes. Adem Ljajic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' Oguzhan Ozyakup is replacing Gokhan Gonul for the Besiktas JK side.
  • 85' Marcus Antonsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arnor Ingvi Traustason at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' Franz Brorsson is replacing Lasse Nielsen for the Malmo FF side.
  • The points are shared — Malmo FF 2-0 Besiktas JK. Honours even.

Lineups

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Uwe Rösler

Beşiktaş JK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Senol Gunes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 Beşiktaş JK xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF56% Draw26% Beşiktaş JK18%
Actual: Malmo FF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Malmo FF or Draw
82%
Draw or Beşiktaş JK
44%
Malmo FF or Beşiktaş JK
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF38% Draw49% Beşiktaş JK13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.5%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Malmo FF

Handicap Malmo FF covers Push Beşiktaş JK covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Beşiktaş JK keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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