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Suduva vs APOEL Prediction & Betting tips
Sūduva and APOEL meet at Marijampolės sporto centro stadione, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Sūduva presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Sūduva:
The home team plays its first match in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of taking advantage of the home advantage to achieve a positive result. 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 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Kauno Žalgiris by (1-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, the Sūduva won 7, tied 2 and lost 1. The defense has been strong and only has suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and his attack has scored regularly, since who scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.
The Suduva team has the dream of moving to the next phase, but will have a strong adversary ahead of them, which will give them a lot of work, so the home team needs to present a high quality football within four lines. By playing at home in this first leg, the Suduva team will have to press their opponent and try to win a good result, as the return game will have to be even more complicated, since it will be played in the field of their adversary.
APOEL:
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Champions 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 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in away matches, with 35 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 42 goals scored and 19 conceded. In their last match, for the Liga, they got an away win against Lechia Gdańsk by (1-2). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, APOEL won 6, tied 1 and lost 3. The team allowed goals in 9 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 7 of the last 10 matches.
The objective of the APOEL team is to fight for a place in the group stage, despite knowing that it is difficult to achieve that goal, but he knows that to achieve this he will have to make good exhibitions regularly. In this first leg the team will have to get a good result away from home, even if a draw can be considered a good result, since it would leave the APOEL team in a good situation to guarantee the qualification in their stadium, before their amateurs.