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Banants Yerevan vs FK Sarajevo Prediction & Betting tips
Banants and Sarajevo meet at Banants, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since the Banants presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Banants:
The home 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 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Neman Grodno by (1-1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, the Banants won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. The team allowed goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for the opponent, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
The team of Banants Yerevan has a very complicated task in this first preliminary round and if you want to qualify for the next phase you will have to present excellent football and you will not be able to make mistakes in both matches. To try to surprise the visiting team, the Banners Yerevan will have to be very effective, to explore the attacking plays and at the same time defend well not to suffer with counterattacks, because the opposing team has very fast players. The coach of the local team must bring to play what is best for them.
Sarajevo:
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 maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 9 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Voždovac by (5-1). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Sarajevo won 4 and lost 6. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, since who scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.
The Sarajevo team is quite confident in this tie, because they know they have a team with more quality than their opponent and they can even beat this first game, however, they will have to enter the field with a lot of focus, so as not to be surprised and have an unexpected defeat. In the last five games they played, the Sarajevo team lost only one, which shows the strength of the visiting team. The coach must play a fairly competitive starting eleven and will fight until the final whistle for a positive result.