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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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. sk sturm graz is hosting aek larnaka for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Peter Zulj made 141 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' It looks surprising sk sturm graz does not make any changes. Jorg Siebenhandl has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. aek larnaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' sk sturm graz started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The travelling aek larnaka supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' GOAL! Truyols scores on 46.
  • 46' Another substitution for SK Sturm Graz to replace Lukas Grozurek by Philipp Huspek on 46 minute.
  • 49' AEK Larnaka player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' SK Sturm Graz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emeka Friday Eze is hanging Philipp Hosiner on the field on 57 minute.
  • 60' Time for substitution for AEK Larnaka. Thomas Ioannou is replaced by Daniel Mojsov.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Stefan Hierlander.
  • 64' SK Sturm Graz manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Markus Lackner is hanging Sandi Lovric on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tono, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' Goal! Ivan Trickovski scores his 18 goal in 30 matches.
  • 77' It is a substitution in AEK Larnaka team. Ivan Trickovski is replaced by Joan Tomas on 77 minute.
  • 80' Tete is replacing Truyols for the AEK Larnaka side.
  • 85' 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 Acoran suffering a number of foals already.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Acoran on 87.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Stefan Hierlander.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for sk sturm graz.

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.