Buducnost – Trencin Prediction & Picks (12.07.2018)

Budućnost and Trenčín face at Stadion Pod Goricom, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Buducnost:

The home team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 18 conceded; against 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 23 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Napredak by (2-1). In the last 2 home matches for all competitions, Budućnost drew 1 and lost 1. The team has conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, so their defense needs to improve, and their attack needs to improve. he did not score goals in 3 of the last 4 matches.

The Budućnost reaches this first phase of the Europa League after having won the second position of the National Championship of Montenegro. It is important to remember that the Montenegrins played in the previous year qualifying for the Champions League, but were eliminated by Partizan. The set guided by Zoran Govedarica plays, normally, in 4-3-3, being Raicevic the most offensive reference of the local team. Igor Ivanovic is one of the great highlights of the team of Montenegro, owning great speed and technical quality. Apparently, there are no absences to register for this game.

Trencin:

The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses at their stadium. In the last match that they disputed, for the Friendlies, they tied with Rostov out by (1-1). In the last 10 away matches Trenčín has won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 27 of the last 28 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 20 out of 28 have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

The Trencin reaches this stage of the Europa League after beating Zilina in the play-offs of access to this competition. In the previous season, the visitors were eliminated in the second phase of the Europa League by Bnei Yehuda. Despite playing away from home, coach Vladimir Cifranic is expected to play in 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the flanks: Jakub Paur is a very fast and eximious player in the offensive transition. Apparently, there are no absences to register for this meeting.