Europe Europa League, Round 5
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Leicester City vs Legia Warsaw Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Leicester City:
Schmeichel; Amartey, Soyuncu, Evans; Castagne; Ndidi, Soumare, Bertrand; Maddison; Daka, Iheanacho
Legia Warsaw:
Miszta; Jedrzejczyk, Johansson, Wieteska; Ribeiro, Slisz, Kharatin, Martins, Mladenovic; Kastrati; Emreli
Leicester City welcome the Polish champions Legia Warsaw to the King Power Stadium. For sure this is a potentially decisive encounter in Group C. The situation in the group is very interesting - Napoli are first with seven points, Legia have six, Leicester five and Spartak Moscow four. Many things depend from the other fixture in which the leaders Napoli travel to Russia. Legia would be confirmed in the top two if they win and group rivals Spartak Moscow do not. Leicester, meanwhile, must win here if they are to avoid either an early exit or finishing third - which means demotion to the UEFA Conference League. This is the Foxes' second European match against Legia Warsaw and Polish opposition in general, losing 1:0 in the reverse fixture played in September.
Leicester City will enter the match determined to stop the series of poor results in the last period. Brendon Rodgers' men have no win on the last four matches across all competitions, losing two in the process. On Saturday they suffered a painful defeat to Chelsea. Not only they lost 3:0, but they were fully outplayed by the Premier League leaders. With 15 points from 12 games, the Foxes are closer to the relegation zone than the top-four place they occupied for much of the last season. The poor form isn't the only problem for Rodgers. He will be without one of his key midfielders Youri Tielemans who suffered a calf injury just before the international break. Wesley Fofana and James Justin are also sidelined, while Ricardo Pereira, who skipped the match with Chelsea, is rated as doubtful after picked up a thigh injury in training. Meanwhile, veteran striker Jamie Vardy could start from the bench, with Kelechi Iheanacho leading the line.
Legia Warsaw are probably in the biggest crisis in their history. They are second from the bottom in the domestic Ekstraklasa with more than a third of the season gone. Legia have incredibly lost eight of their nine matches across all competitions since beating Leicester City in September. The previous coach Czeslaw Michniewicz was replaced by his assistant Marek Golebiewski, but without success. Legia have now lost four games in a row in which they scored four, but conceded 12 goals. On Sunday they suffered another humiliation, losing 3:2 at Gornik Zabrze. The atmosphere in the squad is poor, while the players confidence is lost. In addition, Golebiewski will be without the services of Josue as the midfielder must serve a suspension. Former Leicester winger Bartosz Kapustka remain sidelined with a knee injury sustained when celebrating a goal during Champions League qualifying. Goalkeeper Artur Boruc is still recovering from a back injury, so Cezary Miszta should start again.
Leicester City vs Legia Warsaw Prediction:
This is a very important match for both teams. A defeat here could mean elimination, but that's not the worst situation. More important for both teams is to start with the positive results. I expect a match without calculations. At least four goals should be scored at King Power Stadium.
Leicester City vs Legia Warsaw Pick: Over 3.5 goals @ 2.30 with Bwin
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AS Monaco vs. Real Sociedad
Kovacs will be able to count on almost a full squad. Defensive midfielder Eliot Mataso, who suffered from muscle injury, is back in action and will try to impose competition on the main pair of Fofan - Tchuameni. Only Cesc Fabregas, who missed the start of the season due to hip problems, and Crepin Diatta, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the game against Lille and had to undergo surgery, are missing from the hosts' application. The presence of Disasi, Badyashil and Maripan on the list should save the coach from the obsessive desire to entrust the center of defense to Strahina Pavlovic, whose game often evokes feelings in the fans that are consonant with the name of the Serb.
The infirmary of Real Sociedad, meanwhile, is overcrowded: midfielders Igor Subeldia, Yon Guridi and Asier Ilyarramendi, suffering from muscle injuries, as well as defenders Alex Sola (meniscus) and Nacho Montreal (knee) will not help the team in the principality. Alguasil has no choice but to rely on the traditional composition and scheme (4-2-3-1) with the Swede Alexander Isak at the forefront with the support of David Silva, Januzaj and Oyarsabal (or Porto).
Prediction and Bet
Both teams are yet to lose in the current Europa League, and there is every reason to believe that the streak will continue on Thursday. That's right, in a match of two approximately equal opponents, I propose to bet on a draw. Monaco seems to be happy to agree to such an outcome in order to resolve the issue of reaching the playoffs in the last round, visiting an unmotivated Sturm.
Bet - Draw
Kovacs will be able to count on almost a full squad. Defensive midfielder Eliot Mataso, who suffered from muscle injury, is back in action and will try to impose competition on the main pair of Fofan - Tchuameni. Only Cesc Fabregas, who missed the start of the season due to hip problems, and Crepin Diatta, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the game against Lille and had to undergo surgery, are missing from the hosts' application. The presence of Disasi, Badyashil and Maripan on the list should save the coach from the obsessive desire to entrust the center of defense to Strahina Pavlovic, whose game often evokes feelings in the fans that are consonant with the name of the Serb.
The infirmary of Real Sociedad, meanwhile, is overcrowded: midfielders Igor Subeldia, Yon Guridi and Asier Ilyarramendi, suffering from muscle injuries, as well as defenders Alex Sola (meniscus) and Nacho Montreal (knee) will not help the team in the principality. Alguasil has no choice but to rely on the traditional composition and scheme (4-2-3-1) with the Swede Alexander Isak at the forefront with the support of David Silva, Januzaj and Oyarsabal (or Porto).
Prediction and Bet
Both teams are yet to lose in the current Europa League, and there is every reason to believe that the streak will continue on Thursday. That's right, in a match of two approximately equal opponents, I propose to bet on a draw. Monaco seems to be happy to agree to such an outcome in order to resolve the issue of reaching the playoffs in the last round, visiting an unmotivated Sturm.
Bet - Draw
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Bayer Leverkusen vs. Celtic
The hosts will be forced to play without a large number of main performers. Patrick Schick, Charles Arangis, Mitchell Bakker, Julian Baumgartlinger, Timothy Fosu-Mensah are injured. The participation of Lucas Alario and Karim Bellarabi in the match is in question. In addition, Kerem Demirbay, who was sent off in the match with Betis, is forced to serve a suspension. The guests will not have Christopher Julien, Karl Starfelt, Karamoko Dembele and Greg Taylor.
Prediction and Bet
With very little risk of making a mistake, we can assume that Bayer will treat the match openly dismissively. Seoane will surely put understudies and substitutes on the game, because he will need the foundation on the coming weekend, when the “pharmacists” will have to fight with Leipzig. This match is immeasurably more important than the European League match. But even with such hands, Celtic, even though he jumps out of his pants, little shines in Leverkusen. A draw, not to mention a victory, will be a fantastically successful result for the guests. Successful from the point of view of wrestling and face saving, but not tournament prospects, because in a parallel game Betis will surely beat the Hungarians and nullify all the efforts of Postekoglu's guys. In general, Celtic will fight exclusively for prestige, and Bayer will simply serve out the number. You can try to bet on Both will score - the guests are quite capable of a goal, provided the hosts do not resist.
Bet - BTTS
The hosts will be forced to play without a large number of main performers. Patrick Schick, Charles Arangis, Mitchell Bakker, Julian Baumgartlinger, Timothy Fosu-Mensah are injured. The participation of Lucas Alario and Karim Bellarabi in the match is in question. In addition, Kerem Demirbay, who was sent off in the match with Betis, is forced to serve a suspension. The guests will not have Christopher Julien, Karl Starfelt, Karamoko Dembele and Greg Taylor.
Prediction and Bet
With very little risk of making a mistake, we can assume that Bayer will treat the match openly dismissively. Seoane will surely put understudies and substitutes on the game, because he will need the foundation on the coming weekend, when the “pharmacists” will have to fight with Leipzig. This match is immeasurably more important than the European League match. But even with such hands, Celtic, even though he jumps out of his pants, little shines in Leverkusen. A draw, not to mention a victory, will be a fantastically successful result for the guests. Successful from the point of view of wrestling and face saving, but not tournament prospects, because in a parallel game Betis will surely beat the Hungarians and nullify all the efforts of Postekoglu's guys. In general, Celtic will fight exclusively for prestige, and Bayer will simply serve out the number. You can try to bet on Both will score - the guests are quite capable of a goal, provided the hosts do not resist.
Bet - BTTS
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