Thursday , 2 July 2026

NK Olimpija Ljubljana vs Helsingin JK, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
3 – 0
Full Time
Helsingin JK
Thu 9 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Moshtagh Yaghoubi
Y 49' Hannu Patronen
Matic Crnic 83' Y
Matic Crnic 83' R
Aris Zarifovic 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NK Olimpija Ljubljana vs Helsingin JK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Eric Wattellier

Standings

# 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

6
2
2
NK Olimpija Ljubljana 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Helsingin JK
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK 2018-04-29 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1 Helsingin JK 2017-12-02 Helsingin JK 1–3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2017-05-07 Helsingin JK 2–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2016-11-19 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Helsingin JK

Recent Form

NK Olimpija Ljubljana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Helsingin JK H 3–0 W
02 Aug Crusaders FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Crusaders FC H 5–1 W
18 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK A 0–0 D
11 Jul Qarabag Agdam FK H 0–1 L
13 May The New Saints FC H 1–0 W
Helsingin JK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana A 0–3 L
01 Aug FK BATE Barysau H 1–2 L
25 Jul FK BATE Barysau A 0–0 D
17 Jul Vikingur Gota H 3–1 W
10 Jul Vikingur Gota A 2–1 W
13 May Legia Warszawa A 1–0 W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for NK Olimpija Ljubljana and Helsingin JK.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Hannu Patronen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Helsingin JK is showing some good football. However, Helsingin JK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The travelling Helsingin JK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Abass Issah puts NK Olimpija Ljubljana on the lead.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. NK Olimpija Ljubljana is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Moshtagh Yaghoubi was booked on 45.
  • 49' Helsingin JK player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' What a strike from Rok Kronaveter! The score is 2-0.
  • 55' NK Olimpija Ljubljana started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 59' What a strike from Abass Issah! The score is 3-0.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Dominguez. He replaces Sebastian Dahlstrom on 63 minute.
  • 68' It looks surprising NK Olimpija Ljubljana does not make any changes. Aljaz Ivacic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' The whistle greets Abass Issah as he departs to be replaced by Asmir Suljic.
  • 76' Helsingin JK 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.
  • 78' Marko Gajic is replacing Rok Kronaveter for the NK Olimpija Ljubljana side.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Helsingin JK. Evans Mensah is replaced by Nikolai Alho.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matic Crnic.
  • 84' Aris Zarifovic was booked on 84.
  • 85' Stefan Savic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Avramovski on 85 minute.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Helsingin JK team. Rafinha is replaced by Macauley Chrisantus on 89 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for NK Olimpija Ljubljana players.

Lineups

NK Olimpija Ljubljana Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alexandar Linta

Helsingin JK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mika Lehkosuo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Issah Abbas 3
Issah Abbas 3
Rok Kronaveter 1
Rafinha 1
Macauley Chrisantus 1
Daniel Avramovski 1
Goran Brkic 1
Rafinha 1

Head to Head

2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK 2018-04-29 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1 Helsingin JK 2017-12-02 Helsingin JK 1–3 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2017-05-07 Helsingin JK 2–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 2016-11-19 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Helsingin JK

NK Olimpija Ljubljana Form

2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK W 2018-08-02 Crusaders FC 1–1 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-26 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 5–1 Crusaders FC W 2018-07-18 Qarabag Agdam FK 0–0 NK Olimpija Ljubljana D 2018-07-11 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 0–1 Qarabag Agdam FK L 2018-05-13 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 1–0 The New Saints FC W

Helsingin JK Form

2018-08-09 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 Helsingin JK L 2018-08-01 Helsingin JK 1–2 FK BATE Barysau L 2018-07-25 FK BATE Barysau 0–0 Helsingin JK D 2018-07-17 Helsingin JK 3–1 Vikingur Gota W 2018-07-10 Vikingur Gota 1–2 Helsingin JK W 2018-05-13 Legia Warszawa 0–1 Helsingin JK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 NK Olimpija Ljubljana xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Helsingin JK xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
NK Olimpija Ljubljana54% Draw26% Helsingin JK20%
Actual: NK Olimpija Ljubljana win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

NK Olimpija Ljubljana or Draw
80%
Draw or Helsingin JK
46%
NK Olimpija Ljubljana or Helsingin JK
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NK Olimpija Ljubljana37% Draw47% Helsingin JK16%
Actual: NK Olimpija Ljubljana win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — NK Olimpija Ljubljana

Handicap NK Olimpija Ljubljana covers Push Helsingin JK covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

NK Olimpija Ljubljana keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Helsingin JK keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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