Legia vs Spartak. Predictions and Betting Tips for UEFA Europa League

Legia ended up in a difficult Europa League group with Spartak, Napoli and Leicester, so Polish side was considered a clear underdog. But in the first round, when Czeslaw Michniewicz was in charge of the team, Army Men recorded a sensational away victory over Spartak (1:0). In the second round Legia secured another positive result, beating Leicester (1:0) at home. 

But Polish champion failed to retain that form for the whole tournament - in two matches against Napoli Legia suffered defeats. In the most recent match The Army Men were beaten by Leicester (1:3) on an away match and found themselves at the bottom of the standings with six points in the asset, but a victory over Spartak will bring a play-off spot to the Polish team. 

Spartak got off to a poor start of the season - they were eliminated from the Champions League qualification and gave away many points in the Russian Premier League. A 0:1 defeat to Legia in the first round of Europa League was unexpected, but not too surprising, because The Red-Whites were already looking weak in domestic league and it seemed like Rui Vitoria, who took over the team during the summer, was doomed. 

But a second round match against Napoli became a decisive moment for the Portuguese manager. Spartak managed to beat the 10-men Napoli (3:2) and in the next round Spartak put up a good performance in a home match against Leicester, but eventually succumbed to the opponent (3:4). 

Then the Red-Whites managed to snatch a draw at Leicester (1:1) and in the most recent round recorded another victory over Napoli (2:1), rising to the 2nd spot in the group. But Spartak still can finish the tournament at the bottom, so team needs to at least avoid defeat in the match against Legia.