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St. Gallen vs Sarpsborg 08 Prediction & Betting tips
After France won the title on 15 July 2018 at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, qualifying for the Champions and the Europa League begins again in Europe. In this article we analyze the match between FC Sankt Gallen and Sarpsborg 08 FF. The first leg in Switzerland represents the quarter-finals of the Europa League qualification dar. Since Sankt Gallen reached the fifth place in the league table in the past season in the Super League, they enter only in this round in the European competition. Sarsborg, however, finished third in the Norwegian league and had already survived the knockout stages of the Europa League. Against Vestmannaeyjar from Iceland this was not a particularly difficult task – the Norwegians prevailed with a total score of 6: 0. The duel against FC St. Gallen, however, will be much harder. The bookmakers see the St. Gallen in the favorite role against Sarpsborg and offer betting odds up to 1.60 in case of a victory of the Swiss.
St. Gallen:
The past season has started well for the eastern Swiss. For a long time, the team of the new sports director Matthias Hüppi was among the best teams in the Super League. Towards the end of the forces and St. Gallen conceded in the last seven competitive matches seven defeats! For the new season, a lot has changed in the aspens. The German coach Peter Zeidler has taken over the eastern Swiss and directly restructured. His predecessor Giorgio Contini quarreled above all with his superiors. President Matthias Hüppi (former sports host of Swiss radio and television, born in Sankt Galler) and sports director Alain Sutter (62-times Swiss national player) are considered difficult personalities.
Nevertheless, the 55-year-old German was looking forward to his new challenge. Directly in the first competitive game delivered his team away in the St. Jakobs Park against FC Basel from a strong performance. The victory was certainly happy, but convinced the Eastern Swiss and presented the required active football.
So that the aspens also celebrate a sense of achievement on the European stage, a solid defensive performance against the Norwegians is required. In the test games in the summer break, the offensive strength was felt, this will cause no problems in the Europa League game. Thus, at least one goal of the Swiss may be expected.
Sarpsborg:
Sarsporg 08 FF is hardly known in European football. The club from Sarpsborg – a town in the southeast of Norway with around 55,000 inhabitants – was founded only about ten years ago and plays for the first time in club history in the Europa League. The past season was the most successful for Sarpsborg ever, after all, they finished after 30 rounds in third place in the standings and moved into the cup final. Sarpsborg failed in this at Lilleström and thus remains without a title. As the season in Norway takes place in one calendar year, the Südnorwegers have already completed sixteen games of the season and scored 26 points, which means that they are currently in sixth place in the Eliteserien. The game routine could be an important factor for the Norwegians in the duel against FC Sankt Gallen. In addition, the team of coach Geir Bakke has also denied a round in the Europa League. The opponent from Iceland was not a barometer and was eliminated with the total score of 6: 0. I do not expect a goal from Sarpsborg 08 FF in the first leg against the Swiss.
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| Prediction: | St. Gallen to win |
| Selection odds: | 1,60 |
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