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Riga FC vs Helsingin JK, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Riga FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Helsingin JK
Tue 6 Aug 2019 · 16:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Armands Petersons 44' Y
Roger 45' Y
Y 48' William Parra
Y 54' Riku Riski

Overview

Match Preview

Riga FC vs Helsingin JK — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Kirill Levnikov
  • Referee Vasiliy Kazartsev
  • Referee Egor Bolkhovitin
  • Referee Dmitriy Mosyakin

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 Plzeň 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

2
Riga FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Helsingin JK
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-06 Riga FC 1–1 Helsingin JK

Recent Form

Riga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Helsingin JK H 1–1 D
17 Jul Dundalk FC H 0–0 D
10 Jul Dundalk FC A 0–0 D
19 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia H 1–0 W
12 Jul PFK CSKA Sofia A 0–1 L
Helsingin JK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Riga FC A 1–1 D
31 Jul FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–1 W
24 Jul FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–2 L
16 Jul HB Torshavn A 2–2 D
09 Jul HB Torshavn H 3–0 W
16 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana H 1–4 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Riga FC and Helsingin JK get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 7' GOAL! Tim Vayrynen fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 12' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 17' Riga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Helsingin JK backline.
  • 22' Riga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Riga FC and Helsingin JK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' Helsingin JK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Riga FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' It looks surprising Helsingin JK does not make any changes. Petteri Forsell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Armands Petersons catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' Roger catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for William Parra.
  • 53' 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.
  • 54' That is a Yellow card for Helsingin JK. Riku Riski will be fuming at that decision.
  • 58' Henri Toivomaki gets the nod from Helsingin JK. He replaces Rafinha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Riga FC! Kamil Bilinski comes on to replace Roman Debelko.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Helsingin JK team. Evans Mensah is replaced by Petteri Forsell on 66 minute.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' Riga FC ring the changes. Roger has done his job and it is now time for Aleksejs Visnakovs to step up.
  • 76' Vyacheslav Sharpar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomislav Saric at the 76 minute mark.
  • 81' What a strike from Kamil Bilinski! The score is 1-1.
  • 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Riga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Helsingin JK. Tim Vayrynen is replaced by Erfan Zeneli.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Riga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mihails Konevs

Helsingin JK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toni Koskela

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.21 Riga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Helsingin JK xG
I would bet for: Riga FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Riga FC42% Draw31% Helsingin JK27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Riga FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Helsingin JK
58%
Riga FC or Helsingin JK
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Riga FC28% Draw53% Helsingin JK19%
Actual: Helsingin JK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Riga FC

Handicap Riga FC covers Push Helsingin JK covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Riga FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Helsingin JK keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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