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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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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 game is set. Balzan FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' What a strike from Aleksandar Cavric! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Balzan FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' It’s high time Martin Sevela made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' The travelling Balzan FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 27' Michal Sulla has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Ivan Bozovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 49' It looks surprising Balzan FC does not make any changes. Nono has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SK Slovan Bratislava that had 63 games and scored 94 goals.
  • 58' Bojan Kaljevic is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Alfred Effiong. He replaces Lecao on 62 minute.
  • 67' SK Slovan Bratislava seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' GOAL! Andraz Sporar scores on 70.
  • 71' Goal! Andraz Sporar scores his 40 goal in 63 matches.
  • 75' SK Slovan Bratislava manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boris Cmiljanic is hanging Aleksandar Cavric on the field on 75 minute.
  • 76' The referee shows SK Slovan Bratislava player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' GOAL! Cadu scores on 77.
  • 82' Another substitution for SK Slovan Bratislava to replace Vukan Savicevic by Joeri de Kamps on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for Balzan FC to replace Milos Lepovic by Andrija Majdevac on 83 minute.
  • 87' Filip Holosko is replacing Dejan Drazic for the SK Slovan Bratislava side.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Filip Holosko.
  • 90' Balzan FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle 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.