Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Levski Sofia
Match Time & Date:
24/08/2023
19:00
Prediction: 1-3
Frankfurt
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Darmstadt in their Bundesliga campaign, Eintracht Frankfurt will look to kick off their Conference League campaign in style as well when they take on Levski Sofia at National Stadium Vasil Levski. Die Adler are seen as hot favourites to win Thursday’s clash, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Experienced midfielder Sebastian Rode suffered an injury in the season opener, with Croatia international Kristijan Jakic likely to replace him in the starting XI.
The Bulgarians, on the other hand, booked their place in the final qualifying round by beating Hapoel Beer Sheva in the double-header. Levski Sofia are tough to beat at home, but given the number of high-profile players in Dino Toppmoller’s team, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Bundesliga outfit. As for the home side, talented forward Marin Petkov has yet to overcome his injury.
Highlighted Player (Mario Gotze):
Mario Gotze is a German midfielder, who played for Ronsberg and Eintrach Hombruch during his youth career before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2001. He made a great progress during his spell at the Borussia Dortmund’s youth academy and on 21 November, 2009 he made his Bundesliga debut for the Millionaires.
Gotze scored 22 goals in 83 league appearances for the club between 2009 and 2013 and he joined Borussia Dortmund’s bitterest rivals Bayern Munich on April, 2013. The German midfielder, who is capable of playing as a striker as well, failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Bundesliga campaign, but it has to be noted that he was struggling with injury at the start of the season.
Gotze won three Bundesliga trophies with Bayern Munich, but at the end of the 2015/2016 season he returned to Borussia Dortmund. In 2014 he represented Germany at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil and he scored the winner in the final against Argentina. Mario Gotze was born in Memmingen on 3 June, 1992.
Highlighted Team ():
Barcelona
Las Palmas 
Crystal Palace
Newcastle 
Borussia Dortmund 
Bayern Munich 
West Ham
Arsenal
Chelsea 
Aston Villa 
Manchester United 
Everton
