Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Farul Constanta
Match Time & Date:
12/07/2023
19:30
Prediction: 0-0
Sheriff Tiraspol
Wednesday’s football game at Central Stadium Hagi Academy pits together Farul Constanta and Sheriff Tiraspol, the two teams who meet for the first time in European competitions. Farul were struggling in pre-season, with the team losing each of their last three warm-up games and, to make things even worse for boss George Hagi, his men were beaten by Sepsi in the Romanian Super Cup. A man to watch in the home team will be experienced forward Denis Alibec, who scored 14 goals in the Romanian top flight last season.
Sheriff, on the other hand, won yet another domestic trophy last term and they are seen as slim favourites to eliminate Farul Constanta in the Champions League first qualifying round. The Romanians, though, are tough to beat at home and, taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the horizon. Farul defenders should have Burkina Faso international Ben Ouattara at bay.
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.
