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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 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

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sarpsborg 08 FF and FC St. Gallen.
  • 4' Roman Buess has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 4.
  • 9' Joackim Jorgensen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 14' Kristoffer Zachariassen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sarpsborg 08 FF tonight.
  • 19' Dejan Stojanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sarpsborg 08 FF so far.
  • 24' FC St. Gallen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' 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.
  • 31' The Denmark Patrick Mortensen breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 1-0!
  • 35' Joonas Tamm catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' It’s high time Peter Zeidler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' FC St. Gallen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Another substitution for FC St. Gallen to replace Marco Aratore by Nassim Ben Khalifa on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The travelling FC St. Gallen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' A moment of madness from Ole Jorgen Halvorsen on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sarpsborg 08 FF will be frustrated.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' Sarpsborg 08 FF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC St. Gallen backline.
  • 71' Poor challenge from Majeed Ashimeru. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' Fresh legs for FC St. Gallen! Cedric Itten comes on to replace Roman Buess.
  • 78' Nicolas Luchinger has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' Dereck Kutesa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leonel Mosevich on 83 minute.
  • 88' Sarpsborg 08 FF 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.
  • 90' The Sarpsborg 08 FF bench stirs into life. Rashad Muhammed is withdrawn and Harmeet Singh gets his opportunity.
  • FC St. Gallen will have plenty to reflect on. Sarpsborg 08 FF were simply the better side today.

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.