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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 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 Plzeň 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
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' Temperatures are rising at as SK Rapid Wien face off against FCSB Bukarest in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Christoph Knasmullner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' Olimpiu Morutan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SK Rapid Wien so far.
  • 14' Mario Sonnleitner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. SK Rapid Wien and FCSB Bukarest are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' Dennis Man, a Romania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' The travelling FCSB Bukarest supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. SK Rapid Wien in their trying to find a way past FCSB Bukarest's compact .
  • 40' A stunning finish from Mario Sonnleitner — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 41' Veton Berisha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' It’s a booking for FCSB player. Ovidiu Popescu gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' Florinel Coman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ovidiu Popescu at the 46 minute mark.
  • 47' GOAL! Harlem-Eddy Gnohere scores on 47.
  • 49' A goal from the Austria international Stefan Schwab! He fires home on 49 to make it 3-1!
  • 54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' The whistle greets Mihai Roman as he departs to be replaced by Raul Rusescu.
  • 62' SK Rapid Wien started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' Andrei Ivan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Deni Alar on 68 minute.
  • 73' FCSB Bukarest fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 78' Marvin Potzmann has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 30 appearances.
  • 79' Mihai Pintilii is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Veton Berisha. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 86' The whistle greets Christoph Knasmullner as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Kostic.
  • 89' Thomas Murg makes way for Mert Muldur at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from SK Rapid Wien.
  • 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.