LiontipsElfsborg vs. Karabakh. Europa League match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
Elfsborg finished the Swedish championship only in seventh place, which clearly does not meet expectations. Now the team is focused on playing in the Europa League, preparing for matches through friendly sparring to keep themselves more or less in playing shape. Oskar Hiljemark charges have quite good chances of reaching the playoffs. The "yellows" have four points after five rounds, 28th intermediate place and only one point behind the top 24. There were no successes in the three previous rounds: away defeats to Galatasaray (3:4) and Athletic (0:3), a home draw with Braga (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Only Frick will not play today due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Elfsborg have not won in the first half in three of their last five matches
- There have been no goals exchanged in three of the Yellows' previous five matches
Probable line-up: Petterson – Holmen, Bukhari, Jegbe – Hedlund, B. Baldurson, Ouma, Hult – A. Zeneli, Baidu, Kacem.
Current form
"Qarabag" was remembered for its successful performance in the Europa League last season, when it made it to the playoffs and put up a worthy fight against "Bayer". However, this time the representative of Azerbaijan is performing much worse. After five rounds played, Gurban Gurbanov charges have only three points and 32nd place in the table. From the point of view of the fight for the playoffs, the upcoming match is of great importance. "Qarabag" won its only victory in the tournament in Norway over "Bodo-Glimt" with a score of 2:1. It was not possible to develop that success, as in the last round a 1:4 home defeat was recorded by "Lyon".
Disqualifications and injuries
Only the injured Ramazanov will not play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- At least three goals were scored in all matches involving Karabakh in the Europa League
- In three of the previous five matches, Karabakh did not lose in the first half
Estimated lineup: Kochalski - Abbas Huseynov, Badavi Huseynov, Medina, Bayramov - Jankovic, Andrade, Julio Roman - Kashchuk, Zubir - Juninho.
Trends
Bet "Karabakh" will score in the first half
In two of the last three matches, Karabakh scored in the opening 45 minutes
1.88Bet Total first half over 1.5 goals
In two of the Swedes' previous three matches, more than one goal was scored in the first half
2.30Bet Exact score 1:2
Karabakh have not lost in their previous eight away matches
9.70Tip and bets
The upcoming match is in many ways key for the opponents in terms of future prospects in the fight for a place in the playoffs. Bookmakers do not single out a favorite in this pair, but we will still note that Karabakh plays successfully away, plus the Swedish championship ended a month ago, it is difficult for Elfsborg to maintain its game tone only through friendly matches. We think that the representative of Azerbaijan will have a better chance of winning today.
Our prediction is a victory for Karabakh with an Asian handicap (0) at odds of 1.93
Bet on total
A draw today is unlikely to suit anyone, given the tournament position. Both teams tend to play attackingly, in all matches in the Europa League involving Karabakh at least three goals were scored, in three of Elfsborg five matches the bet on the total over was successful.
The second bet is total over 2.5 goals with odds of 1.60
Bet on corners
Both teams are attack-minded, and the game is likely to be open and with a decent number of corner kicks.
Forecast - total over 9.5 corners with odds of 1.80
