Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Hajduk Split
Match Time & Date:
15/08/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Ruzomberok
Stadion Poljud will be packed when Hajduk Split and Ruzomberok square off against each other in the second leg of the Conference League third qualifying round. The two sides played out a goalless draw in Slovakia, but it is well known that Hajduk produced much better showings at home than on the travels. With the likes of Ivan Rakitic, Ivan Perisic, and Marko Livaja in the starting XI, the Croats are seen as hot favourites to win the return leg.
Ondrej Smetana’s charges, on the other hand, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Hajduk’s party at Poljud. To make things even more complicated for the away team, Czech Republic defender Simon Gabriel suffered an injury in a 1-0 win over Trencin at the weekend. There are no other selection worries in the Slovakian side.
Highlighted Player (Ivan Perisic):
Ivan Perisic is a Croatian football player born on 2nd of February 1989 in Split. Perisic started his football career in the youth of Hajduk Split where FC Sochaux discovered him by a very young age. After playing for FC Sochaux, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg Inter Milan transferred him for approximately 17 million euro.
Perisic made his debut for the Croatian national team in 2011. Perisic played in all big tournaments so far such as the EURO 2012 and the World Cup 2014. In several EURO 2016 qualification matches Perisic was the captain of the national team.
Perisic is known for being a strong right-footed attacking midfielder. Because of his strength and vision it’s hard to win a duel against Perisic. One of Perisic’ biggest weaknesses is his lack of technique which is required to play for the biggest football clubs. Perisic won several prizes in his career but didn’t always play a big role in them. In season 2010/2011 Perisic was topscorer of the highest Belgian football division scoring 22 goals.
Highlighted Team ():
Brighton
Southampton
Barcelona
Las Palmas 
Crystal Palace
Newcastle 
Borussia Dortmund 
Bayern Munich 
West Ham
Arsenal
Chelsea 
Aston Villa 
