Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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
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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' The referee shows FC St. Gallen player a Yellow card on 4.
  • 9' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 14' It’s high time Peter Zeidler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC St. Gallen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roman Buess, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' 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 Joonas Tamm suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' Sarpsborg 08 FF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Patrick Mortensen on 31.
  • 35' Sarpsborg 08 FF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' Sarpsborg 08 FF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sarpsborg 08 FF that had 14 games and scored 23 goals.
  • 46' Another change for FC St. Gallen made on 46 minute. Marco Aratore leaves to be changed by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 51' Marco Aratore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Sarpsborg 08 FF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 58' Sarpsborg 08 FF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andreas Wittwer made 3 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' It’s a booking for FC St. Gallen player. Majeed Ashimeru gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' The whistle greets Roman Buess as he departs to be replaced by Cedric Itten.
  • 78' Nicolas Luchinger was booked on 78.
  • 83' Another change for FC St. Gallen made on 83 minute. Leonel Mosevich leaves to be changed by Dereck Kutesa.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' Sarpsborg 08 FF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harmeet Singh is hanging Rashad Muhammed on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC St. Gallen.

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.