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PFK CSKA Sofia vs Riga FC, Europe 2018-19 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
PFK CSKA Sofia
1 – 0
Full Time
Riga FC
Thu 12 Jul 2018 · 17:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 32' Volodymyr Baienko
Edwin Gyasi 71' Y
Boris Sekulic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PFK CSKA Sofia vs Riga FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Zebec
  • Referee Borut Krizaric
  • Referee Jerko Crncic
  • Referee Ivan Bebek

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
1
PFK CSKA Sofia 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Riga FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-12 PFK CSKA Sofia 1–0 Riga FC

Recent Form

PFK CSKA Sofia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Riga FC H 1–0 W
Riga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia A 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! PFK CSKA Sofia welcome Riga FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. PFK CSKA Sofia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Antons Kurakins made 11 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Riga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Riga FC is showing some good football. However, Riga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Riga FC 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.
  • 30' PFK CSKA Sofia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Volodymyr Baienko.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His PFK CSKA Sofia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' It’s high time Viktor Skripnik made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Fresh legs for PFK CSKA Sofia! Edwin Gyasi comes on to replace Henrique.
  • 49' Tiago Rodrigues makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and PFK CSKA Sofia are in front.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nestor El Maestro might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 64' Stefan Panic, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Riga FC tonight.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Edwin Gyasi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. PFK CSKA Sofia and Riga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' PFK CSKA Sofia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Riga FC backline.
  • 89' PFK CSKA Sofia make a change. Jorginho trudges off to be replaced by Tonislav Yordanov on 89 minutes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Boris Sekulic.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Riga FC! Kriss Karklins comes on to replace Milan Vusurovic.
  • PFK CSKA Sofia celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nestor El Maestro

Riga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Skripnik

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Riga FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PFK CSKA Sofia52% Draw31% Riga FC17%
Actual: PFK CSKA Sofia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

PFK CSKA Sofia or Draw
83%
Draw or Riga FC
48%
PFK CSKA Sofia or Riga FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
PFK CSKA Sofia32% Draw58% Riga FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — PFK CSKA Sofia

Handicap PFK CSKA Sofia covers Push Riga FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Riga FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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