Gjilani and APOEL meet at Stadiumi i Qytetit, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never met before. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Gjilani :
The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round) after having eliminated Tre Penne, after a win away (1-3) in the previous tie. This is a team that, curiously, tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 2 games they have registered 2 victories as a visitor, with 4 goals scored and 1 suffered; against 0 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats in their stadium, with 0 goals scored and 0 suffered.
Kosovo’s Gjilani reached this first day of the Europa League after beating Tre Penne in the qualifying rounds by 1-3: the team’s goals were scored by Darko Nikac, Fiton Hajdari and Hila. Now, in this game against APOEL, coach Gentian Mezani will have to line up a team at 4-3-3, the first positions being occupied by Fiton Hajdari, Gerhard Progni and Darko Nikac: the latter is one of the most outstanding players of this team, being very powerful and strong in the completion. For this game the coach of the house can count on all his players.
APOEL:
The visiting team plays its first match in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of achieving a positive result as a visitor. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 9 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 12 suffered. In their last match, for the 1. Division, they drew with Karmiotissa at home by (2‑2). In their last 10 away matches APOEL has recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.
APOEL reaches this first day of the Europa League after finishing in third place in the 2019/2020 Cyprus Championship, ending seven consecutive titles in the competition. In the last game, the visitors drew 2×2 with Karmiotissa. In this game against Gjilani, coach Marinos Ouzounidis must privilege possession of the ball and positional attacks on the flanks: Ghayas Zahid has a very important task within the team, being the great responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. All equipment is available for this game.
