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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 Moskva — Europe .

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' The ball is rolling at . SK Rapid Wien are looking to make home advantage count against FK Spartak Moskva.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Christoph Knasmullner, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dejan Ljubicic.
  • 16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SK Rapid Wien side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 21' SK Rapid Wien have won 43 goals from 30 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Rapid Wien that had 30 games and scored 43 goals.
  • 32' That is a Yellow card for FK Spartak Moskva. Ze Luis will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. SK Rapid Wien and FK Spartak Moskva are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' What composure from Artyom Timofeyev! The Russia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 55' FK Spartak Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Goran Djuricin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' What a moment for Thomas Murg! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 70' Aleksandr Lomovitski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Another substitution for SK Rapid Wien to replace Deni Alar by Andrija Pavlovic on 71 minute.
  • 73' Ivelin Popov gets the nod from FK Spartak Moskva. He replaces Pedro Rocha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' A tactical swap from SK Rapid Wien — Veton Berisha on, Andrei Ivan off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' A change in the FK Spartak Moskva ranks — Artyom Timofeyev exits the field as Mikhail Ignatov enters on 81.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Manuel Martic. He replaces Christoph Knasmullner on 85 minute.
  • 90' SK Rapid Wien are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Spartak Moskva backline.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Spartak Moskva.

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.