Our prediction for this Europa League match:
St Liege
Match Time & Date:
25/10/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Krasnodar
Krasnodar will be looking to keep their 100% record in Group J intact when they take on Standard Liege at Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The Russian side did well to defeat star-studded Sevilla in their second group game, meaning that they are high on confidence ahead of the trip to Belgium. Krasnodar aim to get their job done in Group J as soon as possible, therefore, we predict that they are going to adopt an attack-minded approach in Thursday’s football match. The Red Devils did defeat Akhisarspor in front of home fans earlier this month, but Krasnodar are likely to pose a much big threat for the Belgian side than their previous rivals. The Russian side play with confidence in both Europa League and the national championship and, taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Mehdi Carcela-González):
Despite being born in Liege, Belgium on July 1, 1989, Mehdi Carcela represents Morocco on the international stage. Carcela initially chose to play for his country of birth Belgium, taking part in two friendlies with the Red Devils, but in February 2011 he made his debut with Morocco.
He represented Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, but the African side failed to make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament. Speaking of his club career, Mehdi Carcela played for the likes of Standard Liege, Anzhi, Benfica, Granada and Olympiakos (on loan). He currently plays for Standard Liege on loan from Granada.
Mehdi Carcela’s main position is right winger, but he is capable of playing as both attacking midfielder and left winger as well. In the 2008/2009 season the Morocco international won the Belgian Pro League with Standard and seven seasons later he repeated the success with Benfica as the Eagles won Primeira Liga. His preferred foot is left.
Highlighted Team (Krasnodar):
Krasnodar are one of several Russian clubs that were founded in the 21st century (2008). The Byki were promoted to the Russian Premier League in 2011 and they were playing under Serbian tactician Slavoljub Muslin back then. Krasnodar finished the 2014/2015 season in third place in the standings and that is regarded as the club’s biggest success.
The club’s biggest rivals are Kuban Krasnodar and there have always been fireworks when the two teams take on each other in the local derby. The Bulls participated in the 2015/2016 Europa League group stages and it has to be noted that they managed to beat star-studded Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in front of home fans.
However, they failed to make life difficult for Sparta Prague in the last 32, losing 4-0 to the Czech outfit on aggregate. Krasnodar play their home matches at Krasnodar Stadium, the venue that was built in 2016. The capacity of the stadium is 33,000.
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