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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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. sk rapid wien is hosting fk spartak moskva for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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 Salvatore Bocchetti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' The referee calls foul for Dejan Ljubicic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 16' fk spartak moskva started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' Aleksandr Maksimenko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 26' The travelling fk spartak moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Artem Timofeev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' The referee shows FK Spartak Moskva player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marvin Potzmann made 30 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Christoph Knasmullner, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' FK Spartak Moskva is taking the lead after the goal scored by Artyom Timofeyev on 50.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' 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.
  • 68' GOAL! Thomas Murg scores on 68. Assisted by Deni Alar
  • 70' It’s a booking for FK Spartak Moskva player. Aleksandr Lomovitski gets a Yellow card.
  • 71' Andrija Pavlovic is replacing Deni Alar for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 73' Time for substitution for FK Spartak Moskva. Pedro Rocha is replaced by Ivelin Popov.
  • 76' The whistle greets Andrei Ivan as he departs to be replaced by Veton Berisha.
  • 81' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Artyom Timofeyev departs to be replaced by Mikhail Ignatov.
  • 85' Manuel Martic is replacing Christoph Knasmullner for the SK Rapid Wien side.
  • 90' 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.
  • 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.