Our football match prediction:
RB Leipzig
Match Time & Date:
30/08/2018
17:30 GMT
Prediction: 2-1
Zorya
Leipzig play host to Zorya at their Red Bull Arena in the Europa League play-off, return leg. The Red Bulls failed to turn their dominance into goals in the goalless draw with the ten-man Ukrainian side and it has to be noted that the Germans had 30 goal attempts in the first leg. Leipzig, though, are still considered favourites to make it to the group stages of the competition and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Thursday’s football match. Leipzig are a real force to be reckoned with at home and despite the fact that Naby Keita joined Liverpool earlier this summer, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. A man to watch in the home team will be Timo Werner, who represented Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in France.
Highlighted Player (Willi Orban):
Willi Orban was born on 3 November, 1992 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Orban plays as a centre back, but he can operate as a defensive midfielder as well. The 185-cm-tall footballer is a product of Kaiserslautern’s youth academy and he played 35 league games for the reserve team between 2011 and 2013. Orban made his debut for the first team in 2011, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The Kaiserslautern footballer made 68 league appearances for Kaiserslautern, scoring 7 goals for the German outfit between 2011 and 2015, but in May 2015 he signed a contract with Leipzig. Kaislerslautern fans were very angry with the defender when he decided to join die Bullen. Willi Orban has two caps for Germany U21, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior team. He has a contract with Leipzig, which expires on 30 June, 2019. Willi Orban has a dual citizenship (Germany, Hungary).
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.
