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The New Saints FC vs MSK Zilina, Europe 2019-20 1ST QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
The New Saints FC
3 – 1
Full Time
MSK Zilina
Thu 27 Aug 2020 · 17:30 UTC Park Hall Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+8'
Blaine Hudson 0' Y
Ryan Brobbel 22' Y
Ryan Astles 32' Y
Y 45' Jan Minarik
Y 54' Branislav Sluka
Ryan Harrington 73' Y
Daniel Redmond 76' Y
Y 90' Miroslav Gono
Leo Smith 101' Y
R 108' Branislav Sluka

Overview

Match Preview

The New Saints FC vs MSK Zilina — Europe at Park Hall Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Manfredas Lukjancukas
  • Referee Vladimir Gerasimov
  • Referee Robertas Valikonis
  • Referee Vytis Snarskis

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
The New Saints FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals MSK Zilina
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-27 The New Saints FC 3–1 MSK Zilina

Recent Form

The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug MSK Zilina H 3–1 W
15 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–4 L
08 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 0–5 L
31 Jul FC København A 0–1 L
23 Jul FC København H 0–2 L
16 Jul KF Feronikeli A 1–0 W
MSK Zilina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Aug The New Saints FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for The New Saints FC to score. At the same time, MSK Zilina does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Tom Holland suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' MSK Zilina fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. The New Saints FC and MSK Zilina are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pavol Stano might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The New Saints FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined MSK Zilina backline.
  • 30' It looks surprising MSK Zilina does not make any changes. Miroslav Gono has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Kristian Vallo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for The New Saints FC so far.
  • 40' MSK Zilina have won 1 goals from 1 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The travelling MSK Zilina supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Matus Rusnak is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for MSK Zilina tonight.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. MSK Zilina is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' It’s high time Scott Ruscoe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' The New Saints FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Jamie Mullan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' MSK Zilina come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Ruscoe

MSK Zilina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavol Stano

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.93 The New Saints FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 MSK Zilina xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
The New Saints FC52% Draw24% MSK Zilina24%
Actual: The New Saints FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

The New Saints FC or Draw
76%
Draw or MSK Zilina
48%
The New Saints FC or MSK Zilina
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
The New Saints FC38% Draw42% MSK Zilina20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — The New Saints FC

Handicap The New Saints FC covers Push MSK Zilina covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
MSK Zilina keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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