Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
After crushing FC Gandzasar 7-0 in the Armenian Premier League, Noah will look to return to winning ways in the Conference League when they face APOEL in Yerevan. Noah have a chance to climb to the playoffs places and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Thursday’s clash. Slovakia international Martin Gambos misses out with injury, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Cypriotes, on the other hand, made a slow start to their Conference League campaign, but eventually proved their worth in back-to-back wins over Fiorentina and Molde. Noah, though, are tough to beat in front of home fans, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on draw. Kingsley Sarfo continues to miss out with injury for the visiting team, while Morocco veteran Youssef El Arabi faces race against the clock to be fit for Thursday’s encounter.
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.