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Royal Standard de Liège vs Bala Town FC, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Royal Standard de Liège
2 – 0
Full Time
Bala Town FC
Thu 17 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Konstantinos Laifis 27' Y
Y 28' Chris Venables
Y 52' Sean Smith
Y 64' Antony Kay

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liège vs Bala Town FC — Europe at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Fyodor Zammit
  • Referee
  • Referee

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 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
Royal Standard de Liège 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bala Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Bala Town FC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 0–1 L
30 Aug Beerschot VA A 3–0 W
23 Aug KRC Genk H 0–0 D
17 Aug KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren A 2–1 W
08 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–0 W
Bala Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Royal Standard de Liège A 0–2 L
27 Aug Valletta FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Cefn Druids AFC H 1–0 W
05 Jul SP Tre Fiori H 1–0 W
28 Jun SP Tre Fiori A 0–3 L
10 Jun FC Vaduz A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Standard de Liege is hosting Bala Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 19' GOAL! Felipe Avenatti fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 21' Felipe Avenatti doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bala Town FC that had 131 games and scored 4 goals.
  • 27' Royal Standard de Liege player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chris Venables.
  • 28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Chris Venables makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 33' Arnaud Bodart needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 34' Against the run of play, Selim Amallah has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Evans made 2 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Ramsey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bala Town FC.
  • 52' Poor challenge from Sean Smith. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 57' Bala Town FC make a change. Raul Correia trudges off to be replaced by Kieran Smith on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Konstantinos Laifis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bala Town FC tonight.
  • 64' That is a Yellow card for Bala Town FC. Antony Kay will be fuming at that decision.
  • 67' A change in the Royal Standard de Liege ranks — Selim Amallah exits the field as Jackson Muleka enters on 67.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Royal Standard de Liege! Bokadi Bope comes on to replace Gojko Cimirot.
  • 77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 81' The Bala Town FC manager makes a substitution. Steven Leslie departs to be replaced by Henry Jones.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Felipe Avenatti as he leaves the pitch. Obbi Oulare steps in for Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • Bala Town FC will have plenty to reflect on. Royal Standard de Liege were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Bala Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Colin Caton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Avenatti 2
Selim Amallah 1
Chris Venables 1

Head to Head

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC W 2020-09-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-08-30 Beerschot VA 0–3 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liège 0–0 KRC Genk D 2020-08-17 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-08-08 Royal Standard de Liège 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Bala Town FC Form

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liège 2–0 Bala Town FC L 2020-08-27 Valletta FC 0–1 Bala Town FC W 2018-09-29 Bala Town FC 1–0 Cefn Druids AFC W 2018-07-05 Bala Town FC 1–0 SP Tre Fiori W 2018-06-28 SP Tre Fiori 3–0 Bala Town FC L 2017-06-10 FC Vaduz 1–2 Bala Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Bala Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège55% Draw28% Bala Town FC17%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
83%
Draw or Bala Town FC
45%
Royal Standard de Liège or Bala Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liège37% Draw52% Bala Town FC11%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liège win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.1%
0 – 0
14.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.3%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège

Handicap Royal Standard de Liège covers Push Bala Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Bala Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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