Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Malmo FF vs FC Lugano, Europe 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Malmo FF
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Lugano
Thu 24 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC Swedbank Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Jonathan Sabbatini
Y 12' Fabio Daprela
Y 14' Fabio Daprela
Jo Inge Berget 61' Y
Eric Larsson 85' Y
Arnor Ingvi Traustason 89' Y
Behrang Safari 90' Y
Y 90' Carlinhos

Overview

Match Preview

Malmo FF vs FC Lugano — Europe at Swedbank Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Harvey
  • Referee Wayne McDonnell
  • Referee Neil Doyle
  • Referee Mark Gavin

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
Malmo FF 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Lugano
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-24 Malmo FF 2–1 FC Lugano

Recent Form

Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct FC Lugano H 2–1 W
03 Oct FC København H 1–1 D
19 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–1 L
29 Aug Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC A 1–0 W
22 Aug Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC H 3–0 W
15 Aug HSK Zrinjski Mostar A 0–1 L
FC Lugano
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Malmo FF A 1–2 L
03 Oct FK Dynamo Kyiv H 0–0 D
19 Sep FC København A 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Swedbank Stadion!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Lugano is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Sabbatini argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fabio Daprela.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jo Inge Berget makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 14' Fabio Daprela is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Malmo FF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' Malmo FF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Lugano backline.
  • 32' GOAL! Guillermo Molins scores on 32. Assisted by Soren Rieks
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Malmo FF in their trying to find a way past FC Lugano's compact .
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' What a strike from Alexander Gerndt! The score is 2-1.
  • 55' Hungary international Filip Holender has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The FC Lugano manager makes a substitution. Eloge Yao departs to be replaced by Marco Aratore.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jo Inge Berget.
  • 66' 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 Eric Larsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 68' Malmo FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rasmus Bengtsson is hanging Bonke Innocent on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Jonas Knudsen, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 77' Markus Rosenberg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Guillermo Molins on 77 minute.
  • 79' Another substitution for FC Lugano to replace Linus Obexer by Filip Holender on 79 minute.
  • 81' Fresh legs for FC Lugano! Francisco Rodriguez comes on to replace Mattia Bottani.
  • 85' Eric Larsson is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 85' Another substitution for Malmo FF to replace Jonas Knudsen by Behrang Safari on 85 minute.
  • 89' Arnor Ingvi Traustason catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Behrang Safari argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 2-1 the final result. FC Lugano will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Uwe Rösler

FC Lugano Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Celestini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.6 Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 FC Lugano xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF53% Draw26% FC Lugano21%
Actual: Malmo FF win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
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

Malmo FF or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Lugano
47%
Malmo FF or FC Lugano
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Malmo FF36% Draw47% FC Lugano17%
Actual: Malmo FF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Malmo FF

Handicap Malmo FF covers Push FC Lugano covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Malmo FF keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FC Lugano keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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