NK Olimpija Ljubljana – Trnava Prediction & Picks (23.08.2018)

Olimpija and Spartak Trnava face Stadion Stožice in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Olimpija:

The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs) after having played previous qualifiers with: HJK Helsinki and Crusaders. 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 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in away matches; against 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home loss to Maribor by (0-3). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Olimpija won 3, tied 5 and lost 2.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 matches. The team has conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition.

The Olimpija managed to qualify for the playoffs of the Europa League and wants to stay alive in the competition, so at home he wants a good result, to come out ahead of the game. By acting in his domains he wants to win, as he will act in front of his fans and does not want to disappoint them, but the most important thing to win is the advantage for the return game, which will be played away from his domains, so he expects play well and without errors to obtain a result that is positive.

Spartak Trnava:

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 usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 11 conceded. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Nitra by (0-0). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Spartak Trnava won 1, drew 5 and lost 4. In 11 matches, they never won the comeback in the 4 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

Of course, Spartak Trnava did not expect to be eliminated from the Champions League, but that happened and he does not want it to be repeated here in the Europa League, so he knows the extreme importance of getting a positive result away from home, since that It would give an advantage to the game back. Being aware of this, the team expects to have a solid performance and not make mistakes, as this would get closer to a good result and would have greater peace of mind in their domains, but the balance must exist during the two games. With attitude and determination you can achieve your goals.