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SK Rapid Wien vs FK Spartak Moskva, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 16:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SK Rapid Wien vs FK Spartak MoskvaEurope .

Match Details

  • Referee Stephane De Almeida
  • Referee Bekim Zogaj
  • Referee Lukas Fahndrich
  • Referee Alain Bieri
  • Referee Raffael Zeder
  • Referee Urs Schnyder

Head-to-Head

2
SK Rapid Wien 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W
30 Aug FCSB Bukarest A 1–2 L
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep SK Rapid Wien A 0–2 L
16 Sep RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–2 L
02 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–0 D
25 Aug FK Dinamo Moskva H 2–1 W
18 Aug FK Krasnodar A 1–0 W
14 Aug PAOK FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: fk spartak moskva gets underway.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 11' Controversy at the stadium! Dejan Ljubicic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 16' Both keepers have barely been tested. sk rapid wien and fk spartak moskva are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. sk rapid wien needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Goran Djuricin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Ze Luis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both sk rapid wien and fk spartak moskva are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. fk spartak moskva is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at . sk rapid wien seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' What a strike from Artyom Timofeyev! The score is 0-1.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' sk rapid wien currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' What composure from Thomas Murg! The Austria international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aleksandr Lomovitski.
  • 71' Another substitution for SK Rapid Wien to replace Deni Alar by Andrija Pavlovic on 71 minute.
  • 73' Ivelin Popov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pedro Rocha at the 73 minute mark.
  • 76' Veton Berisha is replacing Andrei Ivan for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 81' FK Spartak Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikhail Ignatov is hanging Artyom Timofeyev on the field on 81 minute.
  • 85' Christoph Knasmullner makes way for Manuel Martic at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from SK Rapid Wien.
  • 90' Aleksandr Samedov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for sk rapid wien players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64 SK Rapid Wien xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 FK Spartak Moskva xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Rapid Wien59% Draw26% FK Spartak Moskva15%
Actual: SK Rapid Wien win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

SK Rapid Wien or Draw
85%
Draw or FK Spartak Moskva
41%
SK Rapid Wien or FK Spartak Moskva
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SK Rapid Wien41% Draw49% FK Spartak Moskva10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — SK Rapid Wien

Handicap SK Rapid Wien covers Push FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5 15% 85%
-2 15% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% 66%
-1 34% 27% 39%
-0.5 61% 39%
+0.5 88% 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

SK Rapid Wien keeps clean sheet
54%
FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
20%

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