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

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Riga FC
1 – 0
3 – 5 pen
Full Time
PFK CSKA Sofia
Thu 19 Jul 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Tiago Rodrigues
Y 33' Kiril Despodov
Stefan Panic 63' Y
Tomislav Saric 67' Y
R 74' Tiago Rodrigues
Volodymyr Baienko 108' Y
Stefan Panic 109' R
Y 112' Kristiyan Malinov

Overview

Match Preview

Riga FC vs PFK CSKA Sofia — Europe .

Match Details

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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 Fenerbahce 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
Riga FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals PFK CSKA Sofia
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-19 Riga FC 1–0 PFK CSKA Sofia 2018-07-12 PFK CSKA Sofia 1–0 Riga FC

Recent Form

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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Riga FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It’s high time Nestor El Maestro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK CSKA Sofia that had 22 games and scored 30 goals.
  • 25' It looks surprising PFK CSKA Sofia does not make any changes. Vladislavs Gabovs has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' It’s a booking for PFK CSKA Sofia player. Tiago Rodrigues gets a Yellow card.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Riga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' It’s a booking for PFK CSKA Sofia player. Kiril Despodov gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Bogdan Vastsuk needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Ruben Pinto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' What a strike from Antonijs Cernomordijs! The score is 1-0.
  • 49' Riga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kiril Despodov, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Another substitution for PFK CSKA Sofia to replace Valentin Antov by Henrique on 60 minute.
  • 61' Another change for PFK CSKA Sofia made on 61 minute. Jorginho leaves to be changed by Edwin Gyasi.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Stefan Panic.
  • 66' The whistle greets Vladislavs Gabovs as he departs to be replaced by Kriss Karklins.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tomislav Saric.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 74' PFK CSKA Sofia player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' Another substitution for Riga FC to replace George Davies by Milan Vusurovic on 80 minute.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The whistle greets Boris Sekulic as he departs to be replaced by Steven Pereira.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Riga FC and PFK CSKA Sofia (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Riga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Skripnik

PFK CSKA Sofia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nestor El Maestro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 Riga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 PFK CSKA Sofia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Riga FC46% Draw33% PFK CSKA Sofia21%
Actual: Riga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
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 3%
97%

Double Chance

Riga FC or Draw
79%
Draw or PFK CSKA Sofia
54%
Riga FC or PFK CSKA Sofia
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Riga FC28% Draw59% PFK CSKA Sofia13%
Actual: Riga FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Riga FC

Handicap Riga FC covers Push PFK CSKA Sofia covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 26% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Riga FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
PFK CSKA Sofia keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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