Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Apoel will look to make a flying start to their Europa Conference League campaign when they host Vojvodina to their Neo GSP Stadium on Thursday evening. The Cypriotes are a real force to be reckoned with at home, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be former Crvena Zvezda ace El Fardous Ben, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line.
The Serbs, on the other hand, were undefeated in pre-season, but the famous Cyprus outfit will pose a much bigger threat for Radoslav Batak’s troops. Top scorer Nikola Cumic is still part of the team, but the 24-year-old striker is unlikely to help Vosa spoil Apoel’s party at Neo GSP. In their last away game in the Conference League Vojvodina were hammered by LASK (1-6).
Highlighted Team (APOEL):
APOEL are a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia. The Thrylos were founded on 8 November, 1926 and they won their first league trophy in 1932, defeating AEL Limassol 4-0 in the final. Over the years APOEL have established themselves as one of the best teams in Cyprus and they won their 25th domestic trophy in 2016.
The Thrylos participated in the 2014/2015 Champions League group stages, but they failed to make life difficult for the likes of PSG, Ajax and Barcelona, picking up no more than one point from possible 18. APOEL share a great rivalry with Omonia and the meeting between two teams is well known as the Nicosia derby.
A number of foreign footballers played for APOEL and it has to be noted that the likes of Daniel Florea, Dudu Biton, Marcos Tavares, Paul Okon, Dragisa Binic, Nenad Milosavljevic, Paulo Costa, Tiago Gomes, Alexandros Tziolis and Fernando Cavenaghi were all part of the team in the past. The colour of APOEL’s home kits is yellow.