Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
APOEL
Match Time & Date:
24/10/2024
18:45
Prediction: 2-0
Borac Banja Luka
Buoyed by a thrilling 5-0 win over Omonia Aradippou, APOEL will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Borac Banja Luka in the Confernece League round 2. The Cypriotes are eager to record their first win of the process and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Bosnian Serbs. Jose Dominguez has a full squad to choose from for Thursday’s encounter.
Borac, on the other hand, did remarkably well to hold Panathinaikos to a draw in their opener, but given their difficulties on the road in European competitions, we are tempted to bet on the home side this time out. As for the visitors, David Vukovic remains in the recovery room, while Srdjan Grahovac faces race against the clock to be fit for Thursday’s showdown. It has to be noted that the two clubs have never met before in the Europa Conference League.
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.
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