Another set of the UEFA Europa League game previews is ready for you with some last minute news on the featured teams and some exclusive free picks that you can wager on.
The following preview will be covering 4 matches, Ruzomberok (Svk) vs. Vojvodina (Srb) Floriana (Mlt) vs. FK Crvena Zvezda (Srb) Inter Baku (Aze) vs. Mladost (Srb), and Zeta (Mne) vs. Zeljeznicar (BiH) as all of these teams will be vying on June 29th for a place in the 2nd round qualifiers for the UEFA Europa League 2017-18.
RUZOMBEROK (Svk) vs. VOJVODINA (Srb)
Three-Way: RUZOMBEROK -143; X: +330 Draw; VOJVODINA +459
Spread -0.5: Ruzomberok -152; Vojvodina+131
Total +2.5: Over +120; Under -132
RUZOMBEROK
The team from Slovakia has been in a good form lately finishing 3rd in the domestic league play, and winning 9 games with 1 loss out of their last 10 games, before losing in the away game of the Europa league round play to VOJVODINA , 1:2.
They received 2 goals in the first 20min and then managed to score an important away goal in the 80th min. that will give them a good chance to come back home and look for a positive outcome to go into the next round as they are a great team playing at home only losing 1 game this past season.
VOJVODINA
The team from Serbia finished 3rd in league play, 15 points behind the champion PARTIZAN.
Vojvodina is a team that is not very constant on their play as they don’t have winning streaks constantly. They played a good game at home and have been on a positive streak from the last games of league play, with 2 wins, 1 tie and 1 loss, before the win at home against Ruzomberok.
RUZOMBEROK vs. VOJVODINA – Match Prediction:
This Europa League first round qualifier match will be between two even teams, the away game was a 2:1 win for Ruzomberok that scored 2 early goals, but the visiting team had more possession of the ball and managed to come back and score a late goal. I expect a tough battle on the pitch but I would give the home team the edge and see them win in a low scoring game.
MY PICK: RUZOMBEROK (-143)
Additional Pick: Under 2.5 goals (-132)
FLORIANA (Mlt) vs. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (Srb)
Three-way: FLORIANA +882; X: +422 Draw; FK CRVENA ZVEZDA -270
Spread +1.5: FLORIANA -114; FK CRVENA ZVEZDA +106
Total +2.5: Over -152; Under +129
FLORIANA
The team from Malta finished 5th in domestic league play, 17 points behind the champion HIBERNIANS, but managed to reach the Europa League berth after winning the domestic cup competition.
The team was on a 3 win, 1 loss, 1 tie streak, before losing 3:0 to FK CRVENA ZVEZDA in the first game of the Europa League play. They were completly dominated by the home team and only managed to get 1 shot in the whole game.
FK CRVENA ZVEZDA
The team from Serbia had a great season finishing 2nd in the domestic league play, 3 points behind the champion Partizan, which also beat them in the Cup final 1:0 in a game that FK CRVENA ZVEZDA dominated.
They were the best offense scoring 25 more goals than champion PARTIZAN and were the best away team with 15 wins, 1 tie and 2 losses.
FLORIANA vs. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA – Match Prediction:
The away team is by far the better team in this Europa League clash. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA has a very good offense that showed its strength in the first game and I expect them to shine the same way in the second game with the away team winning as well as a high scoring game. Therefore, I will pick the AH on the away team and go with the over.
MY PICK: Over 2.5 goals (-152)
Additional Pick: FK CRVENA ZVEZDA +1.5 AH (+106)
INTER BAKU (Aze) vs. MLADOST (Srb)
Three-Way: 1: INTER BAKU +110; X: +249 Draw; MLADOST +280
Spread -0.5: INTER BAKU +106; MLADOST -119
Total +2.5: Over +112; Under -130
INTER BAKU
The team from Azerbaijan finished 3rd in the national league running 19 points behind the champion QARABAG.
The team had an average year in league play, having a terrible finish with 3 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie. Defense allowed 15 goals in those 10 games and scored 10, but manage to get a huge away win in the first game on this Europa League round, 3:0. Now they will get a chance to go back home with a nice advantage of away goals which should be enough to go through the next round of the Europa League. We have to point out their season ended in April which means that they have not played a game since.
MLADOST
The team from Serbia finished 4th position in the league and was not a constant team thoughout the season.
It seems Europa League was not planned correctly as their last game was the 21st of May and only played a friendly match 1 month after season ended, and that seems to have affected the team in their first game at home where they did not manage to finish the opportunities they had on goal and lost 3:0 at home.
INTER BAKU vs. MLADOST – Match Prediction:
I expect this to be a high scoring game as the team from Serbia should play better and score at least once. There is no reason why the visitors should not try to come back and make a decent game, especially knowing that they missed a couple of nice opportunities to score.
MY PICK: Over 2.5 goals (+112)
Additional Pick: Both teams to score YES (-110)
ZETA (Mne) vs. ZELJEZNICAR (BiH)
Three-Way: 1: ZETA +200; X: +231 Draw; 2: ZELJEZNICAR +156
Spread 0: ZETA +112; ZELJEZNICAR -127
TOTAL +2.5: Over +138; Under -159
ZETA
The team from Montenegro tied for the 1st place in the league play with Buducnost but the goal differential left them with the 2nd place. They also lost 6 points as a federation decision leaving them with the sour 2nd place.
They played a good away game in the first leg of the Europa League last week coming out with only 1 goal loss, even though they did not manage to get a shot on goal. The team from Montenegro is used to playing close games, so they will come back home in hope of a win so they can go through the next round. They will need to do much better on offense to make this happen.
ZELJEZNICAR
The team from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina finished the season in the 2nd place, only 1 point behind the champion Zrinjski, showing good balance as they were the 2nd best team playing at home and 1st playing away games.
This team plays close games as well, and I was surprised they could not score more goals in the first game as they had a lot of opportunities to go into the second game with a better advantage, but they managed a good win and should be able to manage the game in the second game.
ZETA vs. ZELJEZNICAR – Match Prediction:
I think this will be another close game with a lean of a win to the visiting team, but I think it will be hard for ZETA to score the same way they showed in the first game. Zeta will need to score at least one goal if they want to advance into the second round which means that we should see some offensive football. This also means that there is a high possibility of many goals score, especially knowing that the visitors like to push forward and had many scoring chances in the first leg.
Go with the over in this one.
MY PICK: Over 2.5 goals (+135)
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