RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FK Zorya Luhansk, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

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UEFA Europa League · 2019-20

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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FK Zorya Luhansk

Thu 22 Aug 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+3'

Facundo Ferreyra 21' Y

Y 24' Joel Abu Hanna

Y 45' Artem Hromov

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FK Zorya Luhansk — Europe .

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FK Zorya Luhansk 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Christian Gittelmann
Referee Tobias Stieler
Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Mike Pickel

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals FK Zorya Luhansk

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 FK Zorya Luhansk

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	FK Zorya Luhansk	H	3–1	W
18 Aug	Sevilla FC	H	0–2	L
15 Aug	FC Luzern	H	3–0	W
08 Aug	FC Luzern	A	3–0	W
01 Aug	UMF Stjarnan	A	3–1	W
25 Jul	UMF Stjarnan	H	4–0	W

FK Zorya Luhansk

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–3	L
15 Aug	PFK CSKA Sofia	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	PFK CSKA Sofia	A	1–1	D
01 Aug	FK Buducnost Podgorica	H	1–0	W
25 Jul	FK Buducnost Podgorica	A	3–1	W
30 Aug	RB Leipzig	A	2–3	L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. FK Zorya Luhansk kicks off things out of here…
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. David Gallego will be considering his options from the bench.
10' A quiet spell here at . FK Zorya Luhansk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Iturraspe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Iturraspe is withdrawn and Marc Roca gets his opportunity.
21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Facundo Ferreyra.
24' FK Zorya Luhansk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
29' Vladyslav Kocherhin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 20 appearances.
34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
38' What composure from Vladyslav Kocherhin! The Ukraine international strokes it home. 0-1.
43' Facundo Ferreyra needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Artem Hromov is booked for FK Zorya Luhansk — Yellow card on 45.
46' Victor Sanchez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Didac Vila at the 46 minute mark.
51' FK Zorya Luhansk is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Vladlen Yurchenko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Facundo Ferreyra makes it 1-1.
63' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 335 goals from 293 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' FK Zorya Luhansk ring the changes. Maksym Lunov has done his job and it is now time for Vladlen Yurchenko to step up.
69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javi Puado, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
71' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Javi Puado exits the field as Matias Vargas enters on 71.
76' FK Zorya Luhansk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
79' What composure from Javi Lopez! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-1.
79' Time for substitution for FK Zorya Luhansk. Joel Abu Hanna is replaced by Maksym Bilyi.
81' Magnificent from Matias Vargas! That is 12 goals in 189 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
81' Another change for FK Zorya Luhansk made on 81 minute. Joel Abu Hanna leaves to be changed by Maksym Bilyi.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. David Gallego might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' FK Zorya Luhansk ring the changes. Dmytro Ivanisenia has done his job and it is now time for Levan Arveladze to step up.
FK Zorya Luhansk will have plenty to reflect on. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Gallego

FK Zorya Luhansk Lineups

Starting XI

20
Joel Abu Hanna ↓ Maksym Bilyi 81'
30
Mykyta Shevchenko C
17
Bohdan Liedniev
18
Oleksandr Tymchyk
14
Bohdan Mykhailichenko
22
Vladyslav Kabaiev
7
Vladyslav Kocherhin
19
Maksym Lunov ↓ Vladlen Yurchenko 64'
98
Yevhen Cheberko
21
Dmytro Ivanisenia ↓ Levan Arveladze 90'
28
Artem Hromov

Bench

Coach Viktor Skripnik

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matias Vargas	2
Facundo Ferreyra	2
Javi Lopez	1
Vladyslav Kocherhin	1
Nazarii Rusyn	1
Bohdan Liedniev	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.95 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 FK Zorya Luhansk xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona55% Draw24% FK Zorya Luhansk21%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

79%

Draw or FK Zorya Luhansk

45%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or FK Zorya Luhansk

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona40% Draw42% FK Zorya Luhansk18%

Actual: FK Zorya Luhansk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	FK Zorya Luhansk covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

FK Zorya Luhansk keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs FK Zorya Luhansk, Europe 2019-20 PLAY OFF ROUND

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FK Zorya Luhansk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

FK Zorya Luhansk Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Clean Sheet