Zaria Balti – Apollon Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (20.07.2017)

Prediction for Zaria Balti – Apollon

Over 2,5 goals @ 1.65

Zaria and Apollon face off in Stadionul Zimbru in a return leg of this phase of the UEFA Europa League (2nd Qualifying Round), after in the first leg the Apollon have won at home by (3-0). The Apollon presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor can be decisive.

Zaria Preview

After the defeat in the first leg, the home team arrives at this disadvantaged away game as they need to recover 3 handicap goals and have not scored any goal off in the previous game. This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, as in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 21 conceded; Against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 25 goals scored and 11 suffered. In the last match he played, for Divizia Na? Ional, he lost with the Milsami at home by (0-1). In his last 10 games at home, Zaria has 7 wins and 3 losses. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, and their attack needs to improve as they did not score goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.

Zaria comes to that demotivated game, losing the first game by the score of 3×0 and in the last five games, for all competitions, only achieved a victory. For this match the home team knows that they must give the maximum, to get reverse that marker, because it will need at least three goals to take the match to the penalties. The team of coach Nicolae should come to that game in a somewhat offensive way, so, with the support of his fans, get a victory and perhaps an almost improbable qualification for the next phase. For this game the home team will not be absent in relation to the first game.

Apollon Preview

The visiting team reaches this match back with a 3-goal lead but suffered 0 goals at home in the first leg. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; Against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. In his last 10 games as a visitor the Apollon recorded 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. His defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly, scoring goals in 8 of the last 10 games.

After a spectacular victory in the first leg, the visiting team reaches that motivated game and already with the classification very well channeled, by the marker that achieved before his fans. Aware that he can lose by two goals difference and still gain access to the next phase of the competition, the Apollon Limassol should not be exposed as much in this match, so should present a strategy of play more defensive, but without leaving Of counterattack, as it also has a high quality squad and an away victory would not be so surprising. The starting eleven shall be equal to that of the first match.