Genk – Sarpsborg 08 Prediction & Picks (13.12.2018)

Europa-League

Genk – Sarpsborg 08 SOCCER PICKS

Genk and Sarpsborg 08 meet at Cristal Arena, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). the Sarpsborg 08 presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Genk:

After 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in the 1 st position, with 8 points won. In the last match, they tied for (2-2) against Malmö, after in the previous match, they tied for (1-1) at home with Beşiktaş. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Pro League, they tied with Kortrijk at home (1-1). In the last 5 home matches for the UEFA Europa League, Genk have won 4 and tied 1.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 9 of its last 11 matches for the UEFA Europa League, of these 9 came to the break in advantage in all and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8

So far, the Genk team is at the top of the leaderboard and if the competition ends today it would be qualified for the next phase. But it is not as easy as it seems, because this is a very balanced group and the Genk team needs a victory in this last day to guarantee the first position of their group. In the last round, the Genk team managed a tie away from home with Malmö by the score of 2×2. The coach must place on the field what is best in his team, because he needs a good result.

Sarpsborg 08:

After 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 5 points won. In the last match, they lost in (2-3) at home against Beşiktaş, after in the previous round they tied for (1-1) away with Malmö. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In their last match as a visitor, for the Eliteserien, they won by (0-2) against Tromsø IL. In the last 6 away matches for the UEFA Europa League the Sarpsborg 08 has 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually have difficulties to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 10 of the last 13 matches for the UEFA Europa League, of these 10 came to the break in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of 90 ‘in 6.

The Sarpsborg team still has chances to get the classification, but for this you will have to defeat your opponent away from home, a very complicated task. By acting away from their fans, the Sarpsborg will have to show a football far above what has been presented, in order to have chances to win the victory and who knows how to qualify from this duel. In the last round Sarpsborg was defeated inside the home by Beşiktaş, by the 3×2 score. The technician must not have important absences for this confrontation.


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