BAKU. Luxembourg topped Azerbaijan 3-1 thanks to G. Rodrigues who scored in the 67th and 90th minute. Luxembourg got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from G. Rodrigues (67′) and S. Thill (78′). Azerbaijan tried to recover with a goal from A. Salahli (83′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by G. Rodrigues for Luxembourg. Luxembourg was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu stadium in Baku on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Schüttengruber assisted by Roland Brandner and Robert Steinacher. The 4th official was Julian Weinberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 8 Total 23
- 2 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 61 Attack 150
- 22 Dangerous attack 56
- 61 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 8 Substitutions 9
Ball possession
Luxembourg had a strong ball possession 66% while Azerbaijan was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luxembourg has a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luxembourg won the encounter.
Azerbaijan shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Luxembourg shot 23 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Azerbaijan received 4 yellow cards (A. Salahli, M. Madatov, M. Medvedev and E. Makhmudov). Regarding the opposition, Luxembourg received 1 yellow card (D. Carlson).
(Azerbaijan) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (21′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this encounter, Azerbaijan will stay with 1 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Luxembourg will have 9 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Luxembourg will host Republic of Ireland on the 14th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Luxembourg (0 draws).
Azerbaijan – Formation
Azerbaijan
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86'
83'
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Azerbaijan started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Giovanni De Biasi decided to play with the following team: Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev , Maksim Medvedev , Bahlul Mustafazada , Anton Krivotsyuk , Tellur Mutallimov , Emin Makhmudov , Qara Qarayev , Azer Salahli , Filip Ozobić , Mahir Emreli and Ramil Sheydaev .
The home team had on the bench: Rustam Akhmedzade , Namiq Alasgarov , Jalal Huseynov, Renat Dadaşov , Mehdi Dzhenetov, Joshgun Diniyev, Mert Çelik, Amin Seydiyev, Emil Balayev, Vugar Mustafayev, Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade and Araz Abdullayev .
Substitutions
Azerbaijan made 4 changes: F. Ozobic for R. Ahmadzada (68′), R. Sheydaev for R. Dadashov (68′), M. Madatov for N. Alasgarov (86′) and A. Salahli for A. Abdullayev (86′).
Best player: Azer Salahli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Azerbaijan was Azer Salahli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Luxembourg – Formation
Luxembourg
Luxembourg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Luc Holtz played with: Ralph Schon , Laurent Jans , Maxime Chanot , Dirk Carlson , Mica Pinto , Danel Sinani , Leandro Barreiro , Christopher Martins Pereira , Olivier Thill , Yvandro Borges Sanches and Gerson Rodrigues .
These were the players on the bench: Maurice Deville , Diogo Pimentel, Eric Veiga, Kevin Malget, Aldin Skenderović, Timothy Martin, Mathias Olesen , Sebastien Thill , Tim Kips, Vahid Selimović, Florian Bohnert and Michael Omosanya.
Substitutions
Luxembourg made 4 changes: Y. Borges Sanches for M. Deville (57′), D. Sinani for S. Thill (72′), L. Jans for F. Bohnert (72′) and O. Thill for M. Olesen (88′).
Best player: Gerson Rodrigues
The player that probably impressed the most for Luxembourg was Gerson Rodrigues.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Azerbaijan – Luxembourg – 1-3
- Russia – Cyprus – 6-0
- Armenia – North Macedonia – 0-5
- Georgia – Sweden – 2-0
- Republic of Ireland – Portugal – 0-0
- Malta – Croatia – 1-7
- Slovakia – Slovenia – 2-2
- Germany – Liechtenstein – 9-0
- Romania – Iceland – 0-0
- Greece – Spain – 0-1
