Malmo FF vs NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Malmo FF vs NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Europe at Eleda Stadion.
- Malmo FF 8 games · 1 pts (2025/26)
- NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Amaury Delerue
36 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Sep NK Lokomotiva Zagreb H 5–0 W 17 Sep Budapest Honved FC A 2–0 W 27 Aug MKS Cracovia H 2–0 W 27 Feb VfL Wolfsburg H 0–3 L 12 Dec FC Kobenhavn A 1–0 W 28 Nov FK Dynamo Kyiv H 4–3 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Malmo FF this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Eleda Stadion that hosts another battle between Malmo FF and NK Lokomotiva Zagreb.
- 5' Isaac Thelin puts Malmo FF on the lead.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' Isaac Thelin with the second goal in the match!
- 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 31' Goal! Adi Nalic scores his 1 goal in 248 matches.
- 36' 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.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Behrang Safari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonas Knudsen on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marko Gjira made 188 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 52' GOAL! Eric Larsson scores on 52.
- 57' It’s high time Goran Tomic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 62' 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 Erdal Rakip suffering a number of foals already.
- 63' It is a substitution in Malmo FF team. Erdal Rakip is replaced by Bonke Innocent on 63 minute.
- 64' NK Lokomotiva Zagreb player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 69' The whistle greets Sammir as he departs to be replaced by Indrit Tuci.
- 72' Goal! Soren Rieks scores his 7 goal in 248 matches.
- 75' Another change for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made on 75 minute. Marko Gjira leaves to be changed by Ivan Celikovic.
- 76' Dominik Kovacic was booked on 76.
- 76' Malmo FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amin Sarr is hanging Soren Rieks on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' NK Lokomotiva Zagreb is showing some good football. However, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 84' The NK Lokomotiva Zagreb manager makes a substitution. Sherif Kallaku departs to be replaced by Reuben Acquah.
- 89' Malmo FF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- Another three points for Malmo FF.
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Lineups
Malmo FF Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 3
- 7
- 24
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 19
- 32
- 22
- 30
Bench
- 11
- 8
- 31
- 4
- 20
- 39
- 41
Coach Jon Dahl TomassonNK Lokomotiva Zagreb Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 3
- 20
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36
Marko Gjira ↓ Ivan Celikovic 75'
- 26
- 16
- 6
- 8
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59
Sherif Kallaku ↓ Reuben Acquah 84'
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10
Sammir ↓ Indrit Tuci 69'
- 18
Bench
- 14
- 29
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11
Ivan Celikovic ↑ 75'
- 25
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17
Indrit Tuci ↑ 69'
- 13
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45
Reuben Acquah ↑ 84'
Coach Goran Tomic -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Isaac Thelin 2 Eric Larsson 1 Soren Rieks 1 Adi Nalic 1 Head to Head
Malmo FF Form
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.92 Malmo FF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.71 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb xGI would bet for: Malmo FF to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Malmo FF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.63Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 48% 52% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Malmo FF or Draw 90%Draw or NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 26%Malmo FF or NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 84%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Malmo FF win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.5%3 – 0 10.7%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 0 7.8%4 – 0 7.7%3 – 1 7.6%1 – 1 6.1%4 – 1 5.6%5 – 0 Actual0 – 0 3.8%5 – 1 3.3%2 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — Malmo FF
Handicap Malmo FF covers Push NK Lokomotiva Zagreb covers -2.5 40% — 60% -2 40% 21% 38% -1.5 62% — 38% -1 62% 19% 19% -0.5 81% — 19% +0.5 94% — 6% +1 94% 4% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 1% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
Malmo FF keeps clean sheet 49% ✗NK Lokomotiva Zagreb keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.