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SK Slovan Bratislava vs Balzan FC, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
SK Slovan Bratislava
3 – 1
Full Time
Balzan FC
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Ivan Bozovic
Y 58' Bojan Kaljevic
Michal Sulla 76' Y
Filip Holosko 89' Y
Y 90' Cadu
Y 90' Nenad Sljivic
Vasil Bozhikov 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SK Slovan Bratislava vs Balzan FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Laurent Conotte
  • Referee Bert Put
  • Referee Alexandre Boucaut
  • Referee Jimmy Cremers

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 Plzen 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 Slovan Bratislava 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Balzan FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-02 SK Slovan Bratislava 3–1 Balzan FC 2018-07-26 Balzan FC 2–1 SK Slovan Bratislava

Recent Form

SK Slovan Bratislava
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Balzan FC H 3–1 W
26 Jul Balzan FC A 1–2 L
19 Jul FC Milsami Orhei H 5–0 W
12 Jul FC Milsami Orhei A 4–2 W
Balzan FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava A 1–3 L
26 Jul SK Slovan Bratislava H 2–1 W
19 Jul Keslə FK A 1–2 L
12 Jul Keslə FK H 4–1 W
14 May North Shields FC A 0–3 L
07 May FC Rot-Weiss Koblenz H 2–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% 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 Slovan Bratislava is hosting Balzan FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Kornel Salata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 7' What composure from Aleksandar Cavric! The Slovakia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SK Slovan Bratislava and Balzan FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' SK Slovan Bratislava is showing some good football. However, SK Slovan Bratislava are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 32' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Balzan FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Balzan FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Ivan Bozovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' SK Slovan Bratislava are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Balzan FC backline.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Bojan Kaljevic on 58 minutes.
  • 62' The Balzan FC bench stirs into life. Lecao is withdrawn and Alfred Effiong gets his opportunity.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' What a strike from Andraz Sporar! The score is 2-0.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andraz Sporar makes it 3-0.
  • 75' A tactical swap from SK Slovan Bratislava — Boris Cmiljanic on, Aleksandar Cavric off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michal Sulla on 76.
  • 77' What composure from Cadu! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 82' SK Slovan Bratislava make a change. Vukan Savicevic trudges off to be replaced by Joeri de Kamps on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Milos Lepovic makes way for Andrija Majdevac at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Balzan FC.
  • 87' Filip Holosko gets the nod from SK Slovan Bratislava. He replaces Dejan Drazic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The referee shows SK Slovan Bratislava player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Cadu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.09 SK Slovan Bratislava xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Balzan FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + SK Slovan Bratislava to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Slovan Bratislava58% Draw23% Balzan FC19%
Actual: SK Slovan Bratislava win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

SK Slovan Bratislava or Draw
81%
Draw or Balzan FC
42%
SK Slovan Bratislava or Balzan FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SK Slovan Bratislava43% Draw41% Balzan FC16%
Actual: SK Slovan Bratislava win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — SK Slovan Bratislava

Handicap SK Slovan Bratislava covers Push Balzan FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SK Slovan Bratislava keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Balzan FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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