FC Viitorul – Racing Luxembourg Prediction & Picks (19.07.2018)

Viitorul and Racing meet at Stadionul Central, in a return match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round), after the victory outside Viitorul by (0-2) in the first leg. Attention to the house factor, since the Viitorul usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Viitorul:

After the away win by (0-2), the home team comes to this second leg with a 2-goal advantage. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches Viitorul has won 4, tied 5 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.

The Viitorul come to this game with a victory over Racing, by 0-2, thus achieving a good advantage in this tie of the Europa League: the goals were scored by Ianis Hagi and Dragus. We remember that the locals got access to this competition due to the fourth place in the Romanian Championship. In this home game, coach Gheorghe Hagi is expected to play in 4-3-3, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks, looking in most cases for the forward Dragus. On the other hand, the young prodigy and son of the trainer, the Romanian Ianis Hagi, is the great highlight of this team, being a very unpredictable player. Apparently, there are no absences of weight for this game.

Racing:

After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a dismay of 2 goals and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 24 suffered. In the last 10 away matches Racing has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 13 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 9 out of 13 have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

The whole of Racing, a team from Luxembourg, leaves for this match with a defeat in the first leg of this tie, because they lost at home against Viitorul by 0-2. In this difficult game coach Patrick Grettnich will have to keep the team in 3-5-2, benefiting the defensive organization and passes in depth for the attack, especially towards Daniel da Mota: this player is the great highlight of the team, being very fast and I exempt in the finalization. Arthur Ataide is absent from this game, due to an injury.