Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Leicester
Match Time & Date:
22/10/2020
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Zorya
Leicester City were on the right track to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League last term, but they eventually missed out on a place in the Champions League. As a result, the Foxes will represent England in the Europa League, and they face an easy task in their opener. Key attacker Jamie Vardy should be fit to face Zorya Luhansk on Thursday evening, but the likes of Soyuncu, Pereira, Ndidi, Benkovic, and Amartey are all likely to miss the game with injury.
The Ukrainians are not regarded as good travellers, with the team suffering four defeats in the previous seven away games in the Europa League. Since Leicester City footballers are hungry for European success, we are positive that Zorya are going to return home empty-handed. It has to be noted that the two teams meet for the first time ever in European competitions.
Highlighted Player (Jamie Vardy):
Spending his early career playing no-league football, Jamie Vardy made the headlines when he joined Leicester City in a £1 million deal in 2012, but little did he know that he would go on to become a genuine Premier League star just three years later.
The experienced forward helped the Foxes gain promotion to the elite division and then score more than 20 goals as they mounted an unlikely title bid, earning worldwide acclaim as well as a place in the England squad. Vardy went on to score his first two goals for the Three Lions in March 2016 friendlies, with his back-heel goal against Germany in Berlin seeing him instantly become a fans’ favourite.
Over the years, Vardy has earned a reputation as a striker who never gives up and can be a real menace for opposition defenders, but his excellent goalscoring record and good link-up play are enough to suggest he can be described as a mix of old-style pacey forwards and modern strikers.
Highlighted Team (Zorya):
Zorya are a professional football club that compete in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club was founded in 1923 and in 1972 they won Soviet Top League. Speaking of competitions in Ukraine, Zorya made it to the cup final in the 2015/2016 season, with the team losing to Shakhtar Donetsk (0-2) in the title game.
Despite suffering the loss to the Miners in the Ukrainian Cup final, Zorya made it to the Europa League group stages. It has to be noted that the Ukrainian team played out a 1-1 draw with Fenerbahce on their debut in the group stages of the European competition. Slavutych Arena has been the home ground of the club since 2014 and you should bear in mind that they played at Avanhard Stadium from 1951 to 2014.
Before the World War II Zorya played their home games at Lenin Stadium. The club’s home colours are black and white. Anatoliy Kuksov is the club’s most capped players, making 517 appearances for Zorya in all competitions.
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