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The New Saints FC vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
The New Saints FC
0 – 4
Full Time
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Thu 15 Aug 2019 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+3'
Keston Davies 22' Y
Y 64' Dragos Grigore
Y 67' Rafael Forster

Overview

Match Preview

The New Saints FC vs PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristo Tohver
  • Referee Aron Harsing
  • Referee Silver Koiv
  • Referee Joonas Jaanovits

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
3
The New Saints FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC 2017-12-23 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–0 The New Saints FC 2017-08-26 The New Saints FC 0–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

Recent Form

The New Saints FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
09 Jul KF Feronikeli H 2–2 D
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug The New Saints FC A 4–0 W
08 Aug The New Saints FC H 5–0 W
01 Aug KF Valur H 4–0 W
25 Jul KF Valur A 1–1 D
17 Jul Ferencvarosi TC H 2–3 L
10 Jul Ferencvarosi TC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 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' 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.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephane Badji, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' The referee calls foul for Keston Davies. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 27' The New Saints FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 36' What a strike from Jakub Swierczok! The score is 0-1.
  • 41' It’s high time Scott Ruscoe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' What a strike from Jody Lukoki! The score is 0-2.
  • 47' Claudiu Keseru has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' The New Saints FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 57' The New Saints FC is showing some good football. However, The New Saints FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' 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 Daniel Redmond suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Dragos Grigore. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 67' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 68' It is a substitution in The New Saints FC team. Dean Ebbe is replaced by Kurtis Byrne on 68 minute.
  • 69' The PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad manager makes a substitution. Jacek Goralski departs to be replaced by Dan Biton.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jamie Mullan as he departs to be replaced by Billy Whitehouse.
  • 75' Mavis Tchibota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jody Lukoki on 75 minute.
  • 77' Goal! Jakub Swierczok scores his 23 goal in 186 matches.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Adrian Cieslewicz. He replaces Ryan Brobbel on 78 minute.
  • 81' Time for substitution for PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad. Jakub Swierczok is replaced by Claudiu Keseru.
  • 86' PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 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.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for The New Saints FC and PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

The New Saints FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Ruscoe

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stoycho Stoev

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jody Lukoki 2
Jakub Swierczok 2
Ryan Harrington 1
Cosmin Moti 1
Claudiu Keseru 1
Mavis Tchibota 1
Dan Biton 1

Head to Head

2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC 2017-12-23 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–0 The New Saints FC 2017-08-26 The New Saints FC 0–0 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad

The New Saints FC Form

2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC L 2019-07-31 FC København 1–0 The New Saints FC L 2019-07-23 The New Saints FC 0–2 FC København L 2019-07-16 KF Feronikeli 0–1 The New Saints FC W 2019-07-09 The New Saints FC 2–2 KF Feronikeli D

PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Form

2019-08-15 The New Saints FC 0–4 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad W 2019-08-08 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 5–0 The New Saints FC W 2019-08-01 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 4–0 KF Valur W 2019-07-25 KF Valur 1–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad D 2019-07-17 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Ferencvarosi TC L 2019-07-10 Ferencvarosi TC 2–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.84 The New Saints FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad xG
I would bet for: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
The New Saints FC19% Draw25% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad56%
Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

The New Saints FC or Draw
44%
Draw or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
81%
The New Saints FC or PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
The New Saints FC13% Draw44% PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad43%
Actual: PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 2
11.4%
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 3
7%
1 – 3
6%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — The New Saints FC

Handicap The New Saints FC covers Push PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 24% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 19% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

The New Saints FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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