Dudelange – Shkendija Prediction & Picks (30.07.2019)

Europa-League

Dudelange – Shkendija SOCCER PICKS

F91 Dudelange and Shkendija measure forces at Stade Josy Barthel, in a second leg for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round), after the victory outside of F91 Dudelange by (1-2) in the first leg. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams have significantly different results at home and abroad.

F91 Dudelange:

After the victory outside by (1-2), the home team comes to this second leg with a 1 goal lead. This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 39 goals scored and 25 suffered; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in his stadium, with 33 goals scored and 24 suffered. In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, the F91 Dudelange won 5, drew 4 and lost 1. His defense has not been very solid, as he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has marked regularly, since he scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of their last 22 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals.

The Dudelange comes to this match after a 1-2 defeat against Shkendija, and so he is in advantage in this second leg: his goals were scored by Sinani and Adel Bettaieb. We emphasize that this team won the 2018/2019 Luxembourg Championship. In this home game, the Dundelange will want to control the pace of the game, recovering the ball quickly and creating goal opportunities through more organized attacks. Most likely, he will play 3-5-2. Daniel Sinani stands out in this formation, being a very powerful and strong player in the finalization. Out of this match due to injury, Bernier, Bettaieb and Luisi continue.

Shkendija :

After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a 1-goal drawback and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. This is a team that curiously conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 matches it records 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 6 wins and 9 losses in his stadium, with 20 goals scored and 19 suffered. In its last 8 away games, Shkendija records 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of their last 8 matches ended with Under 1,5 goals and 5 in 8 ended with Under 2,5 goals.

Shkendija’s team failed to take advantage of the home factor in the first game and lost 1-2 against Dudelange: their only goal was scored by Ibrahimi. We emphasize that the visiting club was the big winner of the 2018/2019 Macedonia Championship. Despite having lost in the first game, coach Qatip Osmani is likely to present a more cautious starting eleven, benefiting the constant counterattacks by the flanks. The number 10 Ibrahimi is the great weapon of this formation: this player is very skilled in hand to hand. The complete equipment is available for this game.


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