Sunday , 15 November 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 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

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' And we are off! Malmo FF vs FC Lugano — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Francisco Rodriguez, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 8' FC Lugano player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 12' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabio Daprela.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jo Inge Berget makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 14' A moment of madness from Fabio Daprela on 14 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Lugano will be frustrated.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fabio Daprela is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Lugano.
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Malmo FF have won 152 goals from 248 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' Guillermo Molins is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' It looks surprising Malmo FF does not make any changes. Mattia Bottani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' Malmo FF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Lugano's shape.
  • 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Malmo FF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Alexander Gerndt — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' It is a substitution in FC Lugano team. Eloge Yao is replaced by Marco Aratore on 60 minute.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Jo Inge Berget. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Malmo FF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Bonke Innocent as he leaves the pitch. Rasmus Bengtsson steps in for Malmo FF.
  • 73' Mijat Maric has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Markus Rosenberg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Guillermo Molins on 77 minute.
  • 79' Linus Obexer makes way for Filip Holender at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Lugano.
  • 81' The whistle greets Mattia Bottani as he departs to be replaced by Francisco Rodriguez.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eric Larsson.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Behrang Safari. He replaces Jonas Knudsen on 85 minute.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Arnor Ingvi Traustason on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Behrang Safari picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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.