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SK Sturm Graz vs AEK Larnaka, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
SK Sturm Graz
0 – 2
Full Time
AEK Larnaka
Thu 9 Aug 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Nacho Cases
Stefan Hierlander 61' Y
Y 87' Acoran
Stefan Hierlander 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

SK Sturm Graz vs AEK Larnaka — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Fredrik Klyver
  • Referee Magnus Lindgren
  • Referee Peter Magnusson
  • Referee Mohammed Al Hakim

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 Plzeň 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

2
SK Sturm Graz 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals AEK Larnaka
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-09 SK Sturm Graz 0–2 AEK Larnaka

Recent Form

SK Sturm Graz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug AEK Larnaka H 0–2 L
01 Aug AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
25 Jul AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
06 May PSV H 2–2 D
28 Apr CA Mineiro A 4–0 W
21 Apr BSC Young Boys H 0–4 L
AEK Larnaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug SK Sturm Graz A 2–0 W
02 Aug Dundalk FC H 4–0 W
26 Jul Dundalk FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SK Sturm Graz this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

SK Sturm Graz
Otar Kiteishvili 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SK Sturm Graz and AEK Larnaka has kicked off!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' AEK Larnaka is showing some good football. However, AEK Larnaka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' AEK Larnaka fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Sandi Lovric has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' SK Sturm Graz are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AEK Larnaka backline.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AEK Larnaka that had 30 games and scored 50 goals.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' What a strike from Truyols! The score is 0-1.
  • 46' Another change for SK Sturm Graz made on 46 minute. Lukas Grozurek leaves to be changed by Philipp Huspek.
  • 49' It’s a booking for AEK Larnaka player. Nacho Cases gets a Yellow card.
  • 54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Emeka Friday Eze is replacing Philipp Hosiner for the SK Sturm Graz side.
  • 60' Another substitution for AEK Larnaka to replace Thomas Ioannou by Daniel Mojsov on 60 minute.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Stefan Hierlander. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' SK Sturm Graz make a change. Sandi Lovric trudges off to be replaced by Markus Lackner on 64 minutes.
  • 69' AEK Larnaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 74' Assisted by Apostolos Giannou with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Trickovski makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 77' Joan Tomas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Trickovski on 77 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Tete. He replaces Truyols on 80 minute.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Iraola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Acoran.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Stefan Hierlander. He receives a Red card.
  • 0-2 the final result. SK Sturm Graz will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SK Sturm Graz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Vogel

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.76 SK Sturm Graz xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 AEK Larnaka xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz21% Draw28% AEK Larnaka51%
Actual: AEK Larnaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

SK Sturm Graz or Draw
50%
Draw or AEK Larnaka
79%
SK Sturm Graz or AEK Larnaka
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SK Sturm Graz14% Draw50% AEK Larnaka36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.5%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
12.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
3.4%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SK Sturm Graz

Handicap SK Sturm Graz covers Push AEK Larnaka covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 12% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 25% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

SK Sturm Graz keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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