Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Partizan’s pride will be at stake when they take on Nordsjaelland in Belgrade in the Conference League final qualifying round, return leg. The Black and Whites need to overcome a five-goal deficit on home soil, but their fans are likely to boycott this match. Summer signing Severina is pushing for a start after coming off the bench in a 3-1 win over Javor Ivanjica at the weekend.
The Danes, on the other hand, are practically in the group stages, but boss Johannes Thorup must warn his men against complacency. Anyhow, given Nordsjaelland’s attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Defender Jonas Jensen-Abbew is injured for the visiting side, while all Dorgeles, Hansen, and Nygren are pushing for recalls to the starting XI after coming as substitutes in a routine 3-0 win over Midtjylland at the weekend.
Highlighted Team (Partizan):
Partizan are a Serbian football club founded by Yugoslav People’s Army on October 4, 1945. The Crno-beli (Black and Whites) play their home games at Partizan Stadium and the capacity of the venue is 32.710. During the 20th century Partizan were in the shadow of their bitterest rivals Crvena zvezda, who won the European Cup in 1991, but nowadays the Crno-beli are the dominant force in the Serbian Super League, with the team winning their 11th domestic trophy of the 21st century in the 2016/2017 season.
Partizan face Crvena Zvezda in Veciti derbi (Eternal derby) which is considered one of the greatest derbies in the world. Speaking of the club’s European success, Partizan did well to make it to the European Cup final in the 1965/1966 season, but Real Madrid proved to be a big catch for the Serbian champions in the title game at Heysel Stadium.
The likes of Predrag Mijatovic, Miroslav Djukic, Savo Milosevic, Danko Lazovic, Stevan Jovetic, Matija Nastasic, Albert Nadj, Mateja Kezman and Adem Ljajic are the notable footballers who played for Partizan in the past.