Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
A place in the Conference League quarter-finals will be at stake when Sheriff Tiraspol and Nice face each other in a highly-anticipated double-header. The Moldovans did well to overcome a one-goal deficit in the tie with Partizan, with the team shocking the Black and Whites in Belgrade, but they face an uphill task in Thursday’s clash. Keep in mind that the club chiefs sold key players in the summer transfer window.
Les Aiglons, on the other hand, have been producing fine performances in the Ligue 1 of late, with the team beating all Marseille, Ajaccio, and Monaco, while sharing the spoils with Auxerre and Reims. Nice are more of a team than Sheriff, and we predict that Didier Digard’s troops are going to prove their worth on the field. Left-winger Sofiane Diop has joined the likes of Bard, Bryan, Ramsey, and Pepe in the recovery room, speaking of the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
Highlighted Team (Sheriff Tiraspol):
Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff are the most successful Moldavian club. The club was founded in 1997 four years later (2000/2001) they won their first Moldovan National Division trophy. Over the years Sheriff Tiraspol have established themselves as the dominant force in the Moldovan football and you should that they won their 15th domestic trophy in the 2016/2017 season.
Sheriff were level on points with Dacia Chisinau, but thanks to a better goal difference Roberto Bordin’s men won the national championship. The Moldovan champions wear yellow shirts and yellow shorts when playing at home, whilst the colour of their away kits is black. Sheriff Tiraspol host their opponents at Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol and the venue can hold 12.746 people.
By beating the likes of Dinamo Tirana and Dinamo Zagreb the Moldovan club did well to make it to the Champions League play-off round in the 2010/2011 season, but Basel eventually proved to be a big catch for them.