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Universitatea Craiova CS vs RB Leipzig, Europe 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Universitatea Craiova CS
1 – 1
Full Time
RB Leipzig
Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Marcel Sabitzer
Y 24' Diego Demme
Alexandru Mitrita 24' Y
Raoul Baicu 31' Y
Nicusor Bancu 70' Y
Y 74' Marcelo Saracchi
Y 84' Kevin Kampl
Y 90' Jean-Kevin Augustin
Alexandru Cicaldau 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Universitatea Craiova CS vs RB Leipzig — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Miroslav Zelinka
  • Referee Ondrej Pelikan
  • Referee Jan Patak
  • Referee Emanuel Marek

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
Universitatea Craiova CS 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals RB Leipzig
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-16 Universitatea Craiova CS 1–1 RB Leipzig 2018-08-09 RB Leipzig 3–1 Universitatea Craiova CS

Recent Form

Universitatea Craiova CS
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug RB Leipzig H 1–1 D
09 Aug RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS A 1–1 D
09 Aug Universitatea Craiova CS H 3–1 W
02 Aug BK Häcken A 1–1 D
26 Jul BK Häcken H 4–0 W
13 May North Shields FC H 1–0 W
06 May TSV Steinbach A 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Universitatea Craiova CS and RB Leipzig has kicked off!
  • 5' Bruma, a Guinea-Bissau , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Universitatea Craiova CS 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.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' RB Leipzig player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' Nicusor Bancu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RB Leipzig so far.
  • 31' Raoul Baicu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' The 35-year-old Renato Kelic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 39' Marcel Sabitzer puts RB Leipzig on the lead.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' RB Leipzig make a change. Matheus Cunha trudges off to be replaced by Jean-Kevin Augustin on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Time for substitution for CS Universitatea Craiova. Alexandru Mitrita is replaced by Andrei Burlacu.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexandru Mateiu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RB Leipzig.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Universitatea Craiova CS side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' A tactical swap from RB Leipzig — Bruma on, Marcel Sabitzer off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Universitatea Craiova CS currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicusor Bancu.
  • 72' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Diego Demme by Stefan Ilsanker on 72 minute.
  • 73' The whistle greets Ivan Martic as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Ferreira.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Marcelo Saracchi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' 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.
  • 80' A tactical swap from CS Universitatea Craiova — Jovan Markovic on, Matteo Fedele off on 80 minutes.
  • 84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kevin Kampl on 84 minutes.
  • 85' A stunning finish from Raoul Baicu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Universitatea Craiova CS Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Devis Mangia

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Universitatea Craiova CS xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Universitatea Craiova CS or RB Leipzig 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Universitatea Craiova CS32% Draw30% RB Leipzig38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Universitatea Craiova CS or Draw
62%
Draw or RB Leipzig
68%
Universitatea Craiova CS or RB Leipzig
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Universitatea Craiova CS23% Draw49% RB Leipzig28%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Universitatea Craiova CS

Handicap Universitatea Craiova CS covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Universitatea Craiova CS keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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