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RB Leipzig vs FK Zorya Luhansk, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 30 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs FK Zorya LuhanskEurope .

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Kevin Blom

Head-to-Head

1
1
RB Leipzig 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Zorya Luhansk

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk H 3–2 W
26 Aug Borussia Dortmund A 1–4 L
23 Aug FK Zorya Luhansk A 0–0 D
19 Aug FC Viktoria Koln 1904 A 3–1 W
16 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS A 1–1 D
09 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS H 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug RB Leipzig A 2–3 L
23 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–0 D
16 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 2–2 D
09 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–1 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. RB Leipzig is hosting FK Zorya Luhansk for another epic battle.
  • 5' FK Zorya Luhansk is showing some good football. However, FK Zorya Luhansk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 7' GOAL! Matheus Cunha scores on 7. Assisted by Kevin Kampl
  • 12' RB Leipzig is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Oleksandr Svatok.
  • 18' FK Zorya Luhansk 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.
  • 23' It looks surprising RB Leipzig does not make any changes. Vladyslav Kocherhin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Silas made 20 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' What an equalizer from Rafael Ratao!
  • 38' Ihor Kharatin is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' It’s high time Ralf Rangnick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' GOAL! Artem Hordiienko scores on 48.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Konrad Laimer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Jean-Kevin Augustin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yussuf Poulsen on 59 minute.
  • 64' FK Zorya Luhansk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 68' Another change for FK Zorya Luhansk made on 68 minute. Artem Hordiienko leaves to be changed by Vladyslav Kocherhin.
  • 69' Goal! Jean-Kevin Augustin scores his 14 goal in 513 matches.
  • 69' The whistle greets Vladyslav Kabaiev as he departs to be replaced by Yevhen Cheberko.
  • 74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Bruma. He replaces Konrad Laimer on 79 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Vasyl Priima. He replaces Rafael Ratao on 80 minute.
  • 83' Luiz Felipe was booked on 83.
  • 88' Oleksandr Svatok needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Emil Forsberg puts RB Leipzig on the lead.
  • With this win, RB Leipzig is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.84 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 FK Zorya Luhansk xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig52% Draw24% FK Zorya Luhansk24%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
76%
Draw or FK Zorya Luhansk
48%
RB Leipzig or FK Zorya Luhansk
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig36% Draw43% FK Zorya Luhansk21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push FK Zorya Luhansk covers
-2.5 13% 87%
-2 13% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% 52%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
28%
FK Zorya Luhansk keeps clean sheet
17%

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