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Sarpsborg 08 FF vs FC St. Gallen, Europe 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Sarpsborg 08 FF
1 – 0
Full Time
FC St. Gallen
Thu 2 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Roman Buess
Joonas Tamm 35' Y
Ole Jorgen Halvorsen 58' Y
Y 71' Majeed Ashimeru
Y 78' Nicolas Luchinger

Overview

Match Preview

Sarpsborg 08 FF vs FC St. Gallen — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Djemel Zitouni

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
Sarpsborg 08 FF 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC St. Gallen
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-02 Sarpsborg 08 FF 1–0 FC St. Gallen 2018-07-26 FC St. Gallen 2–1 Sarpsborg 08 FF

Recent Form

Sarpsborg 08 FF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug FC St. Gallen H 1–0 W
26 Jul FC St. Gallen A 1–2 L
19 Jul IB Vestmannaeyja H 2–0 W
12 Jul IB Vestmannaeyja A 4–0 W
FC St. Gallen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Sarpsborg 08 FF A 0–1 L
26 Jul Sarpsborg 08 FF H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sarpsborg 08 FF and FC St. Gallen.
  • 4' Roman Buess catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 4.
  • 9' Dejan Stojanovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 14' The travelling FC St. Gallen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' The 29-year-old Leonel Mosevich has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joonas Tamm is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sarpsborg 08 FF.
  • 31' Patrick Mortensen puts Sarpsborg 08 FF on the lead.
  • 35' Sarpsborg 08 FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' Silvan Hefti is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sarpsborg 08 FF so far.
  • 45' Sarpsborg 08 FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' FC St. Gallen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nassim Ben Khalifa is hanging Marco Aratore on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Sarpsborg 08 FF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' FC St. Gallen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' Ole Jorgen Halvorsen is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. FC St. Gallen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' It’s a booking for FC St. Gallen player. Majeed Ashimeru gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' Cedric Itten is ready to make an impact after coming on for Roman Buess at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Nicolas Luchinger. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 83' A change in the FC St. Gallen ranks — Leonel Mosevich exits the field as Dereck Kutesa enters on 83.
  • 88' Sarpsborg 08 FF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC St. Gallen's shape.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Rashad Muhammed as he leaves the pitch. Harmeet Singh steps in for Sarpsborg 08 FF.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sarpsborg 08 FF take all three points.

Lineups

Sarpsborg 08 FF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Geir Bakke

FC St. Gallen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Zeidler

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Sarpsborg 08 FF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 FC St. Gallen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sarpsborg 08 FF48% Draw30% FC St. Gallen22%
Actual: Sarpsborg 08 FF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sarpsborg 08 FF or Draw
79%
Draw or FC St. Gallen
52%
Sarpsborg 08 FF or FC St. Gallen
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sarpsborg 08 FF31% Draw54% FC St. Gallen15%
Actual: Sarpsborg 08 FF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Sarpsborg 08 FF

Handicap Sarpsborg 08 FF covers Push FC St. Gallen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sarpsborg 08 FF keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
FC St. Gallen keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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