Thursday , 2 July 2026

NK Maribor vs KF Valur, Champions League 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
NK Maribor
2 – 0
Full Time
KF Valur
Wed 17 Jul 2019 · 18:15 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 41' Andri Adolphsson
Y 73' Eiður Sigurbjornsson
Rudi Pozeg Vancas 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NK Maribor vs KF Valur — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
  • Referee Bruno Rodrigues
  • Referee Claudio Ruivo Pereira
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
NK Maribor 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals KF Valur
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-17 NK Maribor 2–0 KF Valur 2019-07-10 KF Valur 0–3 NK Maribor

Recent Form

NK Maribor
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul KF Valur H 2–0 W
10 Jul KF Valur A 3–0 W
16 Aug Rangers FC H 0–0 D
09 Aug Rangers FC A 1–3 L
02 Aug FC Chikhura Sachkhere H 2–0 W
26 Jul FC Chikhura Sachkhere A 0–0 D
KF Valur
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul NK Maribor A 0–2 L
10 Jul NK Maribor H 0–3 L
16 Aug FC Sheriff Tiraspol H 2–1 W
09 Aug FC Sheriff Tiraspol A 0–1 L
02 Aug FC Santa Coloma H 3–0 W
26 Jul FC Santa Coloma A 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. KF Valur kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' NK Maribor is showing some good football. However, NK Maribor are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' 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 Ivar Orn Jonsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 11' GOAL! Rok Kronaveter scores on 11.
  • 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 19' Another substitution for KF Valur to replace Haukur Sigurdsson by Lasse Petry on 19 minute.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering KF Valur that had 107 games and scored 27 goals.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrej Kotnik made 105 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Goal! Marcos Tavares scores his 5 goal in 105 matches.
  • 37' KF Valur started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andri Adolphsson.
  • 46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Birnir Ingason, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NK Maribor needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. NK Maribor is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' The whistle greets Andrej Kotnik as he departs to be replaced by Jasmin Mesanovic.
  • 58' It is a substitution in NK Maribor team. Rok Kronaveter is replaced by Rudi Pozeg Vancas on 58 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for KF Valur. Andri Adolphsson is replaced by Birnir Ingason.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' Martin Milec has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eidur Sigurbjornsson.
  • 73' It is a substitution in NK Maribor team. Blaz Vrhovec is replaced by Martin Kramaric on 73 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Kristinn Sigurdsson as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Hedlund.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Rudi Pozeg Vancas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

NK Maribor Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darko Milanic

KF Valur Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olafur Johannesson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 NK Maribor xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 KF Valur xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 66% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NK Maribor63% Draw25% KF Valur12%
Actual: NK Maribor win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

NK Maribor or Draw
88%
Draw or KF Valur
37%
NK Maribor or KF Valur
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NK Maribor41% Draw50% KF Valur9%
Actual: NK Maribor win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
18.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
14%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.1%
1 – 2
2.5%
2 – 2
2.1%
4 – 1
1.8%

Asian Handicap — NK Maribor

Handicap NK Maribor covers Push KF Valur covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 20% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 27% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

NK Maribor keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
KF Valur keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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