As part of the semi-final of the Europa League qualification, the players of Neftchi and HIKA will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in the upcoming confrontation?
Neftchi
The home team started from the first round of the Champions League. The current champion of Azerbaijan confidently passed Dynamo from Tbilisi. Neftchi managed to beat the Georgian grandee both on a visit and at home. In both cases – with a score of 2:1. In the second round of qualification of the main club tournament of the Old World, the team lost on the road to " Oli " - twice by 0: 1, because of which the team went straight to the Europa League.
HICK
HIKA's players regularly play in the qualification rounds of European competitions. But for five seasons, the team cannot overcome this stage. Last season, the team was left without any European Cup tournaments at all. HIC regularly gets into the qualifying rounds due to its successful results in the domestic championship. It is the most titled team of the Finnish Top League. Last season, the team won gold medals. Like the opponent, she started in the Champions League, where the " blue-white "passed the "Buduchnost", defeating her with a score of 3: 1 and 4: 0. After that, the team met with the Swedish "Malmo", which sent the opponent to the Europa League.
Statistics and figures:
- The hosts are listed as the favorites of the meeting;
- Neftchi has 2 defeats in a row;
- HICK has not lost in the last 3 matches;
- The rivals have not met before.
Forecast
As a rule, a small number of corners are served in the opponents ' matches. I bet that in the upcoming match we will not see a lot of corners. The opponents play indoor football and often give out little-yielding games.
