Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crusaders FC, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND
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Overview
Match Preview
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Crusaders FC — Europe .
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Crusaders FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andreas Ekberg
- Referee Stefan Hallberg
- Referee Kristoffer Karlsson
- Referee Andreas Soderkvist
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Jul Crusaders FC H 2–0 W 12 May Liverpool FC A 0–2 L 04 May Fulham FC H 1–0 W 27 Apr Watford FC A 2–1 W 24 Apr Arsenal FC H 3–1 W 20 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Jul Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L 18 Jul B36 A 3–2 W 11 Jul B36 H 2–0 W 02 Aug NK Olimpija Ljubljana H 1–1 D 26 Jul NK Olimpija Ljubljana A 1–5 L 17 Jul PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Crusaders FC has kicked off!
- 5' Crusaders FC 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.
- 10' Crusaders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' It looks surprising Crusaders FC does not make any changes. Billy Burns has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Adama Traore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Philip Lowry, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Crusaders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 37' Diogo Jota puts Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on the lead.
- 42' The travelling Crusaders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Cushley made 174 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Raul Jimenez. He replaces Ruben Neves on 58 minute.
- 61' Crusaders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Owens is hanging Ross Clarke on the field on 61 minute.
- 64' Ruben Vinagre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonny Castro on 64 minute.
- 67' Gary Thompson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Declan Caddell on 67 minute.
- 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 77' Declan Caddell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 82' It is a substitution in Crusaders FC team. Rory Hale is replaced by David Cushley on 82 minute.
- 84' Romain Saiss is replacing Morgan Gibbs-White for the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC side.
- 89' 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.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Crusaders FC.
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Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 28
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Ruben Neves ↓ Raul Jimenez 58'
- 32
- 16
- 5
- 15
- 17
- 18
- 37
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Jonny Otto ↓ Ruben Vinagre 64'
Bench
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9
Raul Jimenez ↑ 58'
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27
Romain Saiss ↑ 84'
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29
Ruben Vinagre ↑ 64'
- 49
- 26
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Coach Nuno Espírito SantoCrusaders FC Lineups
Starting XI
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12
Declan Caddell ↓ Gary Thompson 67'
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- 14
- 7
- 1
- 22
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25
Ross Clarke ↓ Jordan Owens 61'
- 8
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Rory Hale ↓ David Cushley 82'
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- 15
Bench
- 26
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Jordan Owens ↑ 61'
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David Cushley ↑ 82'
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Gary Thompson ↑ 67'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryan Bennett 3 Raul Jimenez 2 Ruben Vinagre 1 Diogo Jota 1 Jordan Forsythe 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form
2019-07-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crusaders FC W 2019-05-12 Liverpool FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2019-05-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Fulham FC W 2019-04-27 Watford FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2019-04-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–1 Arsenal FC W 2019-04-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC DCrusaders FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.73 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.77 Crusaders FC xGI would bet for: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to win 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.5Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw 83%Draw or Crusaders FC 41%Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Crusaders FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.4%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 11.7%0 – 0 10.2%2 – 1 9.1%3 – 0 6.8%3 – 1 5.3%0 – 1 5.3%1 – 2 4%2 – 2 3.6%4 – 0 3%4 – 1 2.4%Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Handicap Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers Push Crusaders FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 25% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 85% — 15% +1 85% 10% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Crusaders FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.