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Malmo FF vs NK Lokomotiva Zagreb, Europe 2020-21 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Malmo FF
5 – 0
Full Time
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Thu 24 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Eleda Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+26'
Y 64' Fran Karacic
Y 76' Dominik Kovacic

Overview

Match Preview

Malmo FF vs NK Lokomotiva Zagreb — Europe at Eleda Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
Malmo FF 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-24 Malmo FF 5–0 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb

Recent Form

Malmo FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 København A 1–0 W
28 Nov FK Dynamo Kyiv H 4–3 W
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Malmo FF A 0–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Eleda Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The Sweden Isaac Thelin breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
  • 10' Jo Inge Berget is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb tonight.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Isaac Thelin makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 22' Indrit Tuci has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' It’s high time Goran Tomic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' What composure from Adi Nalic! The Bosnia-Herzegovina international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 36' It looks surprising NK Lokomotiva Zagreb does not make any changes. Sammir has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Behrang Safari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonas Knudsen on 46 minute.
  • 51' Denmark international Soren Rieks has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' Eric Larsson doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 62' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Malmo FF — Bonke Innocent on, Erdal Rakip off on 63 minutes.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fran Karacic on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Another change for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb made on 69 minute. Sammir leaves to be changed by Indrit Tuci.
  • 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Soren Rieks makes no mistake. 5-0!
  • 75' Ivan Celikovic gets the nod from NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. He replaces Marko Gjira and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' It’s a booking for NK Lokomotiva Zagreb player. Dominik Kovacic gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Malmo FF! Amin Sarr comes on to replace Soren Rieks.
  • 81' Malmo FF have won 152 goals from 248 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 84' Reuben Acquah is replacing Sherif Kallaku for the NK Lokomotiva Zagreb side.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 5-0 the final result. NK Lokomotiva Zagreb will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Malmo FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

NK Lokomotiva Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Goran Tomic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.92 Malmo FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 NK Lokomotiva Zagreb xG
I would bet for: Malmo FF to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Malmo FF74% Draw16% NK Lokomotiva Zagreb10%
Actual: Malmo FF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Malmo FF61% Draw32% NK Lokomotiva Zagreb7%
Actual: Malmo FF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.