Valletta FC vs Astana FK, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Valletta FC vs Astana FK — Europe .
- Valletta FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Astana FK 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stephan Klossner
- Referee Remy Zgraggen
- Referee Efe Kurnazca
- Referee Stefan Horisberger
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Aug Astana FK H 0–4 L 08 Aug Astana FK A 1–5 L 30 Jul Ferencvarosi TC H 1–1 D 24 Jul Ferencvarosi TC A 1–3 L 16 Jul F91 Diddeleng H 1–1 D 09 Jul F91 Diddeleng A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Aug Valletta FC A 4–0 W 08 Aug Valletta FC H 5–1 W 01 Aug FC Santa Coloma H 4–1 W 23 Jul FC Santa Coloma A 0–0 D 17 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–3 L 09 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Valletta FC to score. At the same time, Astana FK does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It’s high time Darren Abdilla made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Astana FK needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Astana FK 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.
- 25' What a strike from Roman Murtazaev! The score is 0-1.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' GOAL! Marin Tomasov scores on 37.
- 42' Astana FK is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Enmy Pena on 45.
- 50' 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.
- 53' The supporters are chanting for Eslit Sala. He replaces Joseph Zerafa on 53 minute.
- 56' Valletta FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eslit Sala on 58.
- 62' The Valletta FC manager makes a substitution. Matteo Piciollo departs to be replaced by Shaun Dimech.
- 67' Valletta FC is showing some good football. However, Valletta FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 68' GOAL! Roman Murtazaev scores on 68.
- 68' It is a substitution in Astana FK team. Runar Mar Sigurjonsson is replaced by Zarko Tomasevic on 68 minute.
- 73' The travelling Astana FK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 76' Rangelo Janga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Serikzhan Muzhikov on 76 minute.
- 80' Another substitution for Astana FK to replace Dmitriy Shomko by Abzal Beysebekov on 80 minute.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Serikzhan Muzhikov made 188 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 89' Goal! Marin Tomasov scores his 9 goal in 188 matches.
- With this win, Astana FK is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Valletta FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
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19
Joseph Zerafa ↓ Eslit Sala 53'
- 24
- 5
- 89
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10
Matteo Piciollo ↓ Shaun Dimech 62'
- 41
- 16
- 21
- 92
- 91
Bench
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22
Nicholas Pulis ↑ 62'
- 14
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11
Shaun Dimech ↑ 62'
- 32
- 33
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17
Eslit Sala ↑ 53'
- 37
Coach Darren AbdillaAstana FK Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 10
- 2
- 77
- 7
- 18
- 1
- 44
- 45
- 14
- 24
Bench
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6
Zarko Tomasevic ↑ 68'
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32
Rangelo Janga ↑ 76'
- 27
- 35
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15
Abzal Beysebekov ↑ 80'
- 28
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Coach Roman Hryhorchuk -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Marin Tomasov 3 Roman Murtazaev 2 Runar Mar Sigurjonsson 2 Rangelo Janga 1 Yuri Logvinenko 1 Mario Fontanella 1 Head to Head
Valletta FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.1 Valletta FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.67 Astana FK xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Astana FK winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Valletta FC or Draw 52%Draw or Astana FK 75%Valletta FC or Astana FK 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Astana FK win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual1 – 1 12.4%0 – 1 9.6%1 – 2 9.3%0 – 2 8.6%0 – 0 8.2%2 – 1 6.1%1 – 0 6%1 – 3 5.2%2 – 2 5.1%0 – 3 4.7%2 – 0 3.7%2 – 3 2.9%Asian Handicap — Valletta FC
Handicap Valletta FC covers Push Astana FK covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 14% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 51% — 49% +1 51% 22% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Valletta FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Astana FK keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.