Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
A spot in the Conference League playoffs will be on the table when Konyaspor and Vaduz go head to head in Turkey on Thursday evening. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw at Rheinpark Stadion a week ago, but it has to be noted that Konyaspor dominated the match with 23 goal attempts and 15 corner kicks. The Turks aim to get their job done in front of home fans, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Vaduz in the second leg.
Both Karademir and Ulgun should miss out with injuries for the home side. Vaduz, on the other hand, were more than fortunate not to suffer a loss in the first leg, and seeing that Konyaspor are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that the underdogs are capable of claiming a major scalp in the Conference League third qualifying round. Both Goelzer and Traber have been struggling with injuries of late, speaking of the away side.
Highlighted Player (Serdar Gürler):
Serdar Gurler is a Turkish international winger born in France, where he began his football career. Having spent six years moving through youth ranks at Sochaux, Gurler was given his competitive debut in 2010 in a league game against Saint-Etienne but eventually failed to make a mark in the boyhood club.
A year into his three-year professional contract with Sochaux, Gurler was shipped out on a season-long spell to Samsunspor. It was in his country of descent that this attacking midfielder spent the majority of his professional career – playing for the likes of Trabzonspor, Kayseri Ercizesspor, Genclerbirligi and Osmanlispor. Capable of playing at both wings and as a support striker, Serdar Gurler is a versatile midfielder who is hoping to get another chance proving his worth in Europe’s top leagues.
In the summer of 2018 he moved to newly promoted La Liga side Huesca where he will be given a better chance of making it back into the Turkey national team. Gurler went through all youth selections with Turkey and thus far only made a couple of caps for the senior side.