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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 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

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' KICK OFF: Riga FC gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Henrique has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK CSKA Sofia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' The referee has no hesitation. Tiago Rodrigues is booked for PFK CSKA Sofia — Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' That is a Yellow card for PFK CSKA Sofia. Kiril Despodov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Volodymyr Baienko made 11 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' PFK CSKA Sofia is showing some good football. However, PFK CSKA Sofia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Goal! Antonijs Cernomordijs scores his 2 goal in 11 matches.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kristiyan Malinov suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Edwin Gyasi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PFK CSKA Sofia tonight.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Valentin Antov as he leaves the pitch. Henrique steps in for PFK CSKA Sofia.
  • 61' Edwin Gyasi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jorginho at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' Stefan Panic is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 66' Riga FC ring the changes. Vladislavs Gabovs has done his job and it is now time for Kriss Karklins to step up.
  • 67' Tomislav Saric picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' The travelling PFK CSKA Sofia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Tiago Rodrigues.
  • 79' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 80' Another substitution for Riga FC to replace George Davies by Milan Vusurovic on 80 minute.
  • 85' George Davies has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Another change for PFK CSKA Sofia made on 90 minute. Boris Sekulic leaves to be changed by Steven Pereira.
  • It finishes all square. Riga FC and PFK CSKA Sofia share the spoils 1-0.

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.