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NK Osijek vs PFK CSKA Sofia, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
1 – 0
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Thu 1 Aug 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+11'

Overview

Match Preview

NK Osijek vs PFK CSKA Sofia — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Schorgenhofer
  • Referee Markus Gutschi
  • Referee Anel Beganovic
  • Referee Felix Ouschan

Head-to-Head

1
1
NK Osijek 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals PFK CSKA Sofia

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug PFK CSKA Sofia H 1–0 W
25 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia A 0–1 L
02 Aug Rangers FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Rangers FC H 0–1 L
19 Jul CS Petrocub Hincesti H 2–1 W
12 Jul CS Petrocub Hincesti A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug NK Osijek A 0–1 L
25 Jul NK Osijek H 1–0 W
16 Jul OFK Titograd A 0–0 D
09 Jul OFK Titograd H 4–0 W
16 Aug FC København A 1–2 L
09 Aug FC København H 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between NK Osijek and PFK CSKA Sofia is underway.
  • 5' PFK CSKA Sofia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' PFK CSKA Sofia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' PFK CSKA Sofia 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.
  • 21' Nikolay Bodurov picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' NK Osijek is showing some good football. However, NK Osijek are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Ante Majstorovic gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' 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 Mirko Maric suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' NK Osijek currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 39' It’s a booking for PFK CSKA Sofia player. Raul Albentosa gets a Yellow card.
  • 44' Nikolay Bodurov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PFK CSKA Sofia tonight.
  • 46' NK Osijek ring the changes. Laszlo Kleinheisler has done his job and it is now time for Dmytro Lopa to step up.
  • 50' It’s a booking for NK Osijek player. Mihael Zaper gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' PFK CSKA Sofia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' NK Osijek player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' NK Osijek have won 5 goals from 7 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' The referee shows NK Osijek player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 64' Ivan Turitsov is replacing Petar Zanev for the PFK CSKA Sofia side.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antonio Mance on 68.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both NK Osijek and PFK CSKA Sofia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' PFK CSKA Sofia ring the changes. Kristiyan Malinov has done his job and it is now time for Graham Carey to step up.
  • 84' It looks surprising PFK CSKA Sofia does not make any changes. Tony Watt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tiago Rodrigues is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PFK CSKA Sofia.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from NK Osijek to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.05 NK Osijek xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
I would bet for: NK Osijek or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NK Osijek43% Draw32% PFK CSKA Sofia25%
Actual: NK Osijek win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

NK Osijek or Draw
76%
Draw or PFK CSKA Sofia
57%
NK Osijek or PFK CSKA Sofia
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NK Osijek26% Draw57% PFK CSKA Sofia17%
Actual: NK Osijek win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
11%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — NK Osijek

Handicap NK Osijek covers Push PFK CSKA Sofia covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

NK Osijek keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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