Belarusian Shakhtar will play Romanian CFR Cluj in the first match of the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League. Who will get the victory?
Shakhtar Soligorsk
The club from Soligorsk has started the current European Cup campaign in the Champions League. However, it was not possible to stay there for a long time. The Belarusian club lost two matches to Maribor, although the first match in Slovenia ended without goals. A week later, Shakhtar lost 0-2 and left the most prestigious club tournament in Europe. In the new season of the Belarusian championship, the club from Soligorsk played 15 matches and scored 30 points. Now the team takes the first place in the table.
"CFR Cluj"
The Romanian club also performed poorly in the Champions League. In the first qualifying round, the team lost to Pyunik. Both matches ended in a draw, and in the penalty shootout luck was on the side of the champion of Armenia. After that, Cluj overcame one qualifying round of the Europa League, beating Inter from Andorra. In Romania, the hosts won 3-0, and drew 1-1 on the road. Cluj has already played three matches in the new season of the Romanian championship and scored six points. In the last game, the team coped with "Mioveni" — 4:2.
Statistics:
- CFR Cluj — the favorite of the match;
- The Romanian club has won three times in the last five matches;
- Shakhtar have a series of three wins in a row;
- Previously, the teams had not met with each other.
Forecast
Let's make a relatively bold forecast and bet on the victory of the Romanian club. "Cluj" will certainly try to succeed, besides, the level of the opponent cannot be called very high.
