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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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — sk rapid wien and fk spartak moskva get this one started.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. sk rapid wien in their trying to find a way past fk spartak moskva's compact .
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' SK Rapid Wien player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Mateo Barac, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' The referee shows FK Spartak Moskva player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' fk spartak moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' What composure from Artyom Timofeyev! The Russia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 55' sk rapid wien are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Christoph Knasmullner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 30 appearances.
  • 68' What composure from Thomas Murg! The Austria international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Aleksandr Lomovitski. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' A tactical swap from SK Rapid Wien — Andrija Pavlovic on, Deni Alar off on 71 minutes.
  • 73' A change in the FK Spartak Moskva ranks — Pedro Rocha exits the field as Ivelin Popov enters on 73.
  • 76' It is a substitution in SK Rapid Wien team. Andrei Ivan is replaced by Veton Berisha on 76 minute.
  • 81' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 81 minute. Artyom Timofeyev leaves to be changed by Mikhail Ignatov.
  • 85' Another substitution for SK Rapid Wien to replace Christoph Knasmullner by Manuel Martic on 85 minute.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. sk rapid wien and fk spartak moskva are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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.