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Europa League | Playoffs | 1st Leg
Aug 22, 2024 at 6pm UK
LNK Sporta Parks
APOEL

RFS
2 - 1
APOEL

Kouadio (31'), Ikaunieks (45+1' pen.)
Prenga (3'), Odisharia (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)
El-Arabi (52')
Marquinhos (71'), Chebake (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Rigas Futbola Skola and APOEL, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

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Last Game: RFS 7-0 UE Santa Coloma
Wednesday, August 14 at 5pm in Europa League
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Last Game: APOEL 0-0 Slovan Bratislava
Tuesday, August 13 at 6pm in Champions League
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We said: Rigas Futbola Skola 1-1 APOEL

APOEL could struggle for periods considering their form has not been strong in recent matches, and it would not be surprising if they conceded first on Thursday. However, RFS have never reached the group stage of the Europa League, and their lack of winning experience in these types of fixtures could see them head into the second leg on even terms. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rigas Futbola Skola win with a probability of 60%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for APOEL had a probability of 18.21%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rigas Futbola Skola win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.4%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.32%), while for an APOEL win it was 0-1 (5.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rigas Futbola Skola would win this match.

Result
Rigas Futbola SkolaDrawAPOEL
60%21.78%18.21%
Both teams to score 52.53%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.9%45.1%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.55%67.45%
Rigas Futbola Skola Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.38%14.61%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.28%42.72%
APOEL Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.52%38.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.77%75.23%
Score Analysis
    Rigas Futbola Skola 60%
    APOEL 18.21%
    Draw 21.77%
Rigas Futbola SkolaDrawAPOEL
1-0 @ 10.81%
2-0 @ 10.4%
2-1 @ 9.93%
3-0 @ 6.67%
3-1 @ 6.37%
4-0 @ 3.21%
4-1 @ 3.06%
3-2 @ 3.04%
4-2 @ 1.46%
5-0 @ 1.23%
5-1 @ 1.18%
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 60%
1-1 @ 10.32%
0-0 @ 5.62%
2-2 @ 4.74%
3-3 @ 0.97%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 21.77%
0-1 @ 5.37%
1-2 @ 4.93%
0-2 @ 2.56%
1-3 @ 1.57%
2-3 @ 1.51%
Other @ 2.26%
Total : 18.21%

How you voted: RFS vs APOEL

Rigas Futbola Skola
Draw
APOEL
Rigas Futbola Skola
68.8%
Draw
19.4%
APOEL
11.8%
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