FC Astana, although it is the home team and has the advantage of own land, starts with the second chance at the bookmakers, but still to cheat with a much stronger opponent. “Yellow-blue” shines in the current European League, managing a huge performance this season, reaching the European “spring” for the first time in history, after finishing second in a group with Villarreal, Slavia Prague and Maccabi Tel Aviv. After the disputes with them, the team prepared by Stanimir Stoilov accumulated ten points, winning three victories and a draw, losing twice in these games with ten goals, receiving three fewer. FC Astana has a disadvantage over its opponent, with no official match for more than two months, during this period playing six friendly games, four of which are victories.
• PROBABLE TEAM: Eric – Shomko, Anicic, Logvinenko, Shitov – Tomasov, Tagybergen, Maevski, Beysebekov – Twmasi – Murtazaev
Sporting Lisbon on the other side is a more valuable but even more experienced team, so today it starts with the first chance at the bookmakers, as it was normal, but it will definitely have a very hard job. The “white-eyed” did not do any good in the current season, with the Portuguese championship being in the third place, being two leaders, winning the League Cup, also having a good track at the European level. Initially, Jorge Jesus’s team began their adventure in the Champions League, where they did not do it, finishing third in a group with Barcelona, Juventus and Olympiakos, thus reaching the sixteen Europa League. After two defeats with FC Porto and Estoril, Sporting Lisbon managed a home win with Feirense, 2-0.
• PROBABLE TEAM: Rui Particio – Coentrao, Mathieu, Coates, Piccini – Battaglia, Carvalho – Acuna, Fernandes, Martins – Montero
FC Astana – Sporting Lisabona UEFA Prediction
Astana is a very good home team, which is used to the Kazakhstan temperature, so we expect Sporting to have a hard job. For this duel we will avoid bets on the soloists and we will bet on the gap, at least two scored being enough to make a profit.
UEFA Prediction of the Day FC Astana – Sporting Lisbon: Over 1.5 goals
Odds: 1.40
UEFA Prediction Today: FC Astana – Sporting Lisbon: tie
Odds: 3.30
