Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Raiffeisen Arena will host Thursday’s Europa League game between LASK and Zrinjski, the two clubs who have never met before in European competitions. LASK have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating BW Linz, losing to Sturm Graz, while sharing the spoils with Tirol. The Black and Whites are seen as favourites to win the first leg, but they will have to do it without Anselm, Ba, Taoui, and Wiesinger, who remain in the recovery room. Talented forward Elias Havel is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the last league match.
Zrinjski, on the other hand, hammered Breidablik 6-3 on aggregate in the third qualifying round, but given their difficulties on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Austrian outfit. A man to keep an eye on in the Bosnian side will be experienced forward Nemanja Bilbija, who scored a brace in a come-from-behind win over GOSK Gabela at the weekend.
Highlighted Team (LASK):
Founded back in 1908, LASK are an Austrian football club that compete in the Bundesliga. Die Laskler play home games at Waldstadion in Pashing. The stadium with the capacity of 7,870 was opened in 1990 and nowadays is known under the name of Raiffeisen Arena. The club, though, welcome their rivals at the 14,000 capacity Linzer Stadion in European competitions.
Back in the 1964/65 season LASK clinched their first and only Austrian Bundesliga trophy, with the team finishing the campaign one point clear of second-placed Rapid Wien. LASK became the first club outside Vienna to win the domestic title and, to make things even better for the fans, die Laskler clinched the domestic cup the same year.
LASK’s home colours are white and violet, whilst they wear black and white when playing on the travels. In the 2018/2029 season LASK booked their place in the Europa League group stages.