Europa League | Third Qualifying Round | 1st Leg
Aug 4, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Linfield0 - 2FC Zurich
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Bodo/Glimt 8-0 Linfield
Wednesday, July 27 at 5pm in Champions League
Wednesday, July 27 at 5pm in Champions League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 9 | Larne | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Linfield | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Newry City AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: St Gallen 2-0 FC Zurich
Saturday, July 30 at 5pm in Swiss Super League
Saturday, July 30 at 5pm in Swiss Super League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 8 | Luzern | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FC Winterthur | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 10 | FC Zurich | 3 | -6 | 1 |
We said: Linfield 1-1 FC Zurich
While Zurich will be regarded as the favourites for this encounter, Linfield should not be underestimated and have performed well on home soil in recent weeks. A closely-fought contest is set to be played out on Thursday and both sides may settle for a score draw to keep themselves in the tie heading into next week's second leg. 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 Linfield win with a probability of 39.8%. A win for FC Zurich had a probability of 38.04% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Linfield win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.22%) and 3-1 (4.86%). The likeliest FC Zurich win was 1-2 (7.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Linfield | Draw | FC Zurich |
39.8% ( 0.02) | 22.15% ( -0.01) | 38.04% ( -0.01) |
| Both teams to score 68.75% ( 0.04) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
