Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
APOEL
Match Time & Date:
19/12/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Astana
APOEL will be aiming to build on a 2-0 win over Paralimni when they take on Astana in the Conference League round 6. The Cypriotes are eyeing their fourth consecutive win in the Conference League, but boss must warn his men against complacency. Both Marquinhos and Sarfo are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Kazakhs, on the other hand, failed to upset star-studded Chelsea in their last league game. As Astana have not been in action in the national championship since November 10, 2024, we predict that the in-form hosts are going to pick up all three points from Thursday’s clash. Grigori Babayan should have a full squad to choose from against APOEL. In their last meeting at Neo GSP Stadium, back in 2018, APOEL defeated Astana 1-0, with Caju scoring the only goal of the match.
Highlighted Team (Astana):
Astana are a Kazakh football club which was founded in 2009. The Blue and Yellows won their first domestic trophy in 2014, with the team finishing the regular part of the season in third place in the standings. However, thanks to their brilliant displays in the Championship round Astana won the national championship.
The big-spending Kazakh club have always been attracting high-profile footballers from Russia and Ukraine and it has to be noted that the likes of Yegor Titov, Andrey Tikhonov and Maksim Shatshikh played for the Blue and Yellows in the past. Nowadays Astana are considered the best football club in Kazakhstan and you should bear in mind that they won their third consecutive league title in 2016.
However, participating in the 2015/2016 Champions League group stages is considered the club’s biggest success. Astana faced the likes of Benfica, Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray in Group C and they collected 4 points from possible 18 in the process. It has to be noted that they shared the spoils with Diego Simeone’s men at their Astana Arena.
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