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Luzern vs Espanyol Prediction & Betting tips
Exactly 13 years after the lost UEFA Cup final against Sevilla FC, Espanyol Barcelona are back on the international scene. Thanks to seventh place in the past La Liga season, the Catalans have the chance to qualify for the group stage. In the third round of qualifying, it gets the team coached by David Gallego with a Swiss representative. In the first leg on Thursday evening at 20:00 clock in Swissporarena Lucerne is against Espanyol Barcelona according to the odds as a very clear outsider in the game.
This assessment of the bookmakers is likely to be primarily due to the expected quality difference of the two teams, which is evident, inter alia, by the different market values of the squad. The most valuable Spanish actor is not in vain more expensive than the entire Lucerne squad.
Nevertheless, it would logically be too easy to use these numbers as a manslaughter argument to venture a forecast between Lucerne and Espanyol Barcelona. A detailed analysis also includes the current shape and other important factors that may only become apparent at second glance. The fact is that the Swiss have more competitive practice and want to keep at least the possibility of getting into the playoffs with the home crowd at least.
The final hurdle en route to the 48-team group stage also seems feasible with the winner of the encounter Sorya Luhansk against CSKA Sofia. We can imagine that the Spaniards will live up to their role as favorites and decide before the first leg against Lucerne.
Luzern:
For the sixth time in this decade, the Football Club Lucerne secured the right to participate in the qualification for the UEFA Europa League. Lucerne has never made it to the group stage. Three times failed the Swiss team in the third round; twice was even in round two terminal. A look at this devastating yield proves why Lucerne against Espanyol Barcelona according to the odds again acted as a clear outsider.
Also interesting: Last year, the FCL dropped out in the third qualifying round against Olympiakos Piraeus. Both the first leg (0: 4) and the second leg (1: 3) were clearly lost. In both cases, the Lucerne were also at halftime already behind. With the seventh place finisher of the expired Spanish La Liga season now even an opponent waits, which is qualitatively still to estimate somewhat stronger than the Greek runner-up 2018/2019.
In addition to the bottom line disappointing results at the European level, the current constitution must also be viewed critically.
Although the team of coach Thomas Häberli after three matchdays in the domestic league solid four counters on the account, but footballing highlights could not set the fifth of the previous season so far.
It was not until the weekend that the FCL conceded a bitter 0: 1 defeat to the promoted team in Geneva, which could have turned out to be even higher if the chances of the hosts improved a bit. Even in the two matches of the second qualifying round against the Faroese underdog Klaksvik, the Swiss were guilty of two short and lackluster 1-0 successes.
Who assumes that coach Häberli is primarily on a compact defensive due to the fact that the German keeper Marius Müller conceded only one goal in five competitive games, sees in our eyes wrong. The ex-pro actually prefers the offensive football and had last with his team simply repeatedly the famous “luck of the able”.
In the past season, the blue and white were with 61 goals, namely not for nothing the third weakest defensive of the Swiss Beletage. Because a footballing stronger opponent is waiting on Thursday, we venture before the game Lucerne vs. Espanyol Barcelona the prediction that their own defensive network, as on the weekend in Geneva, reaches its own limits and the offensive power of the Catalans can not withstand 45 minutes. At least Häberli can draw on the full staff.
Espanyol Barcelona:
If in the first qualifying round teams faced each other, which could be settled qualitatively approximately on eye level, from our side often the argument of the play practice was led. But now that all the clubs have some weeks of preparation in their bones and are in the final stages of preparing for the new season, we will now focus on the existing footballing class and weight it more in our review than just a few weeks ago.
Although Espanyol Barcelona must wait one and a half weeks until the start of the La Liga 2019/2020, the Catalans are undoubtedly one of the most prominent and probably strongest clubs in the third round of the Europa League qualification.
On the one hand, this is, of course, due to the fact that the Blue-Whites have a pretty successful past in the European Cup. On the other hand, teams from top nations such as Spain, England, Germany or Italy are certainly perceived differently or more positively in public than supposed no-names. This may also be one of the main reasons why Lucerne vs. Espanyol Barcelona tip on the guests are offered relatively low prices.
Apart from that, the Gallego elf seems to be in a good early form. In the second qualifying round with UMF Stjarnan from Iceland that was short process. The first leg at home won the Catalans 4-0. Away, the royal club put up a 3-1 success. In both matches Espanyol convinced by a technically very clean combination football. It is quite possible that last year’s sweeper of the Spanish La Liga will score on Thursday evening with a similar approach.
We see the benefits on the part of the guests and tend to a bet on the team around the Spanish jewel Marc Roca, the latest after his strong performances at the European Under-21 Championship with various top clubs, including with Bayern, in Connection is made.
Thinking about sparing perhaps the best individualists thinks coach David Gallego, who is only since the beginning of July in office but not. Instead, the 47-year-old will send his best formation on the pitch to take no risk of a potential negative surprise. Only Pablo Piatti and Ander Iturraspe have to watch injured.