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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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Riga FC and Helsingin JK.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Helsingin JK is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 7' Tim Vayrynen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 12' Petteri Forsell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 17' Helsingin JK is showing some good football. However, Helsingin JK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' Herdi Prenga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' Daniel O'Shaughnessy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Riga FC so far.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Riga FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Armands Petersons. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Riga FC player. Roger gets a Yellow card.
  • 48' The referee calls foul for William Parra. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 53' Armands Petersons, a Latvia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' Riku Riski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Henri Toivomaki. He replaces Rafinha on 58 minute.
  • 61' Another substitution for Riga FC to replace Roman Debelko by Kamil Bilinski on 61 minute.
  • 66' Petteri Forsell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Evans Mensah on 66 minute.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Riga FC! Aleksejs Visnakovs comes on to replace Roger.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Riga FC team. Tomislav Saric is replaced by Vyacheslav Sharpar on 76 minute.
  • 81' Magnificent from Kamil Bilinski! That is 2 goals in 11 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Riga FC in their trying to find a way past Helsingin JK's compact .
  • 88' Tim Vayrynen makes way for Erfan Zeneli at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Helsingin JK.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.