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SK Rapid Wien vs FCSB Bukarest, Europe 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
SK Rapid Wien
3 – 1
Full Time
FCSB Bukarest
Thu 23 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Mario Sonnleitner 14' Y
Veton Berisha 41' Y
Y 45' Ovidiu Popescu
Y 79' Mihai Pintilii
Veton Berisha 84' R

Overview

Match Preview

SK Rapid Wien vs FCSB Bukarest — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Nick Walsh

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
SK Rapid Wien 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FCSB Bukarest
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-23 SK Rapid Wien 3–1 FCSB Bukarest

Recent Form

SK Rapid Wien
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug FCSB Bukarest H 3–1 W
16 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 4–0 W
09 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava A 1–2 L
FCSB Bukarest
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Aug SK Rapid Wien A 1–3 L
16 Aug HNK Hajduk Split H 2–1 W
09 Aug HNK Hajduk Split A 0–0 D
02 Aug NK Rudar Velenje H 4–0 W
26 Jul NK Rudar Velenje A 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
FCSB Bukarest this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between SK Rapid Wien and FCSB Bukarest.
  • 4' GOAL! Christoph Knasmullner scores on 4. Assisted by Thomas Murg
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' SK Rapid Wien player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 29' It looks surprising SK Rapid Wien does not make any changes. Cristian Balgradean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Mihai Roman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FCSB Bukarest that had 47 games and scored 67 goals.
  • 40' Goal! Mario Sonnleitner scores his 4 goal in 30 matches.
  • 41' It’s a booking for SK Rapid Wien player. Veton Berisha gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Ovidiu Popescu is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for FCSB to replace Ovidiu Popescu by Florinel Coman on 46 minute.
  • 47' What a strike from Harlem-Eddy Gnohere! The score is 2-1.
  • 49' Goal! Stefan Schwab scores his 6 goal in 30 matches.
  • 54' SK Rapid Wien is showing some good football. However, SK Rapid Wien are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Raul Rusescu. He replaces Mihai Roman on 57 minute.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. SK Rapid Wien is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Another substitution for SK Rapid Wien to replace Deni Alar by Andrei Ivan on 68 minute.
  • 73' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Murg, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mihai Pintilii.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Red card for Veton Berisha.
  • 86' It is a substitution in SK Rapid Wien team. Christoph Knasmullner is replaced by Aleksandar Kostic on 86 minute.
  • 89' It is a substitution in SK Rapid Wien team. Thomas Murg is replaced by Mert Muldur on 89 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FCSB Bukarest.

Lineups

SK Rapid Wien Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Goran Djuricin

FCSB Bukarest Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolae Dica

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.01 SK Rapid Wien xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 FCSB Bukarest xG
I would bet for: SK Rapid Wien to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Rapid Wien58% Draw23% FCSB Bukarest19%
Actual: SK Rapid Wien win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SK Rapid Wien or Draw
81%
Draw or FCSB Bukarest
42%
SK Rapid Wien or FCSB Bukarest
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SK Rapid Wien43% Draw42% FCSB Bukarest15%
Actual: SK Rapid Wien win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SK Rapid Wien

Handicap SK Rapid Wien covers Push FCSB Bukarest covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 23% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SK Rapid Wien keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FCSB Bukarest keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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