Slavia Prague – Ferencvaros – Champions League
Slavia Praga and Ferencvárosi face at Sinobo stadium, in a 2nd leg match of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round), after a (2‑0) home win by Ferencváros in the 1st leg match. In this match, the home factor may play an important role, as Ferencvárosi has significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Slavia Prague Analysis
The home team comes to this 2nd leg with a disadvantage of 2 goals, in addition to the disadvantage of not having scored away goals in the first leg. This is a team that keeps their performance when they play away from their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in their stadium. Slavia Praga has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1 of the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency to have goals, as 23 of their last 27 matches ended with Over 1.5 goals and 18 in 27 ended with Over 2.5 goals. The team usually doesn’t have difficulties opening the score: they managed to score the first goal in 12 of the last 15 matches, of these 12 they reached halftime with an advantage in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of 90’ in 9.
Slavia Praga comes unmotivated for this match after a setback, by 2-0, in the trip to Ferencváros, in a game counting for the 1st match of the 3rd round of the Champions League. The team coached by Scottish coach Jindrich Trupisovsky has a habit of taking the field in a tactical design in 4-3-3, and, in this scheme, the three players whose main mission will be to damage the “enemy” defense are Srdjan Plavsic, Alexander Bah and Jan Kuchta. It should be noted that the Czechs have several problems in maintaining possession of the ball. Outside this game are David Hovorka, Petr Sevcik, Lukas Provod, Michael Krmencik and Mick van Buren, all with physical problems.
Ferencváros Analysis
The visiting team comes to this 2nd leg match with an advantage of 2 goals, but has conceded 0 goals at home in the 1st leg match. This is a team that usually gets better results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins and 5 draws in away matches, with a total of 35 goals scored and 13 conceded. At home, they won 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats, with a total of 26 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last 10 away matches in all competitions, Ferencvárosi has won 7 and drawn 3.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 5 wins in the last matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency to have goals, as 27 of their last 30 matches ended with Over 1.5 goals and 22 out of 30 ended with Over 2.5 goals. In the last 4 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
Ferencváros comes motivated for this match after a home victory, by 2-0, against Slavia Praga: the goals of the match were scored by Igor Kharatin and Taras Kacharaba (against). Like the opponent in this tie, the Hungarian club usually plays in a 4-3-3 where the three most advanced players are Myrto Uzuni, Tokmac Chol Nguen and Ryan Mmaee. One of the strengths of the visiting team is the successful completion of the scoring opportunities they manage to create. Coach Peter Stöger will have all his players.
Slavia Prague – Win Odds: 1.85
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
