Legia – Cork City Prediction & Picks (17.07.2018)

KP Legia Warsaw and Cork City meet at Pepsi Arena, in a return match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round), after the victory outside KP Legia Warsaw by (0-1) in the match outward.

Legia :

After the away win by (0-1), the home team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal advantage. In the last match they played, for the Super Cup, they lost with Arka Gdynia at home (2-3). In the last 10 home matches KP Legia Warsaw has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.

The team of Legia Warsaw managed to present good football within the field and dominated the opponent, so he managed to guarantee victory, which gave him more peace of mind for this game back. In this next game, the team will play with the support of their supporters, then they will try to control the match to get the qualification. The local coach should take to the field what is best available to him, therefore, he should present a team that will fight for a good result throughout the 90 minutes.

Cork City:

After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a disvalue of 1 goal and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. The team comes to this match after a home loss with Burnley by (0-1). In the last 10 away matches Cork City has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 26 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 15 away matches for all competitions: he scored 9 of his 23 goals between the minutes (0′-15 ‘); He suffered 5 of his 12 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).

The mission of the Cork City team is very complicated, because you will need to look for a reversal of the result away from home and for that you will have to show a much better football than the one presented in the first leg match against your fans. By acting outside the home, the team must be pressured by their opponent, therefore, they must be very focused on their defensive sector and at the same time look for spaces to counterattack. The visiting coach must not have important absences for this game.