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SBV Vitesse vs FC Basel 1893, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 9 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Vitesse vs FC Basel 1893Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Nikola Popov
  • Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
  • Referee Martin Margaritov
  • Referee Diyan Valkov

Head-to-Head

2
SBV Vitesse 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals FC Basel 1893

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug FC Basel 1893 H 0–1 L
02 Aug Farul Constanta H 3–1 W
26 Jul Farul Constanta A 2–2 D
12 Aug SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen H 0–1 L
14 May Barnton FC A 3–0 W
07 May CS Maritimo H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug SBV Vitesse A 1–0 W
01 Aug PAOK FC H 0–3 L
24 Jul PAOK FC A 1–2 L
06 May FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–2 L
28 Apr FC Internazionale Milano H 2–0 W
21 Apr FC Midtjylland A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FC Basel 1893 this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' SBV Vitesse is showing some good football. However, SBV Vitesse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Basel 1893 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' 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 Alexander Buttner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Vitesse that had 282 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 35' SBV Vitesse 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.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Vitesse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' The referee shows FC Basel 1893 player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 70' The SBV Vitesse manager makes a substitution. Thomas Bruns departs to be replaced by Hillary Gong Chukwah.
  • 73' SBV Vitesse receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' It looks surprising SBV Vitesse does not make any changes. Thomas Bruns has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' It is a substitution in FC Basel 1893 team. Valentin Stocker is replaced by Kevin Bua on 79 minute.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maikel van der Werff.
  • 87' It is a substitution in SBV Vitesse team. Alexander Buttner is replaced by Max Clark on 87 minute.
  • 90' GOAL! Ricky van Wolfswinkel scores on 90. Assisted by Luca Zuffi
  • 90' Dimitri Oberlin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albian Ajeti on 90 minute.
  • With this win, FC Basel 1893 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97 SBV Vitesse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 FC Basel 1893 xG
I would bet for: FC Basel 1893 or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse32% Draw33% FC Basel 189335%
Actual: FC Basel 1893 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

SBV Vitesse or Draw
64%
Draw or FC Basel 1893
68%
SBV Vitesse or FC Basel 1893
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse21% Draw54% FC Basel 189325%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — SBV Vitesse

Handicap SBV Vitesse covers Push FC Basel 1893 covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% 70%
+0.5 64% 36%
+1 64% 21% 15%
+1.5 85% 15%
+2 85% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
35%
FC Basel 1893 keeps clean sheet
39%

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