KAIRAT ALMATY v SIGMA OLOMOUC
Thursday 16th August 2018 – Kickoff: 2000hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips
This week also brings us the second legs of the third qualifying round of the Europa League and my next pick features Kazakhstan outfit, Kairat Almaty taking on Czech Republic side, Sigma Olomouc with further betting tips available in this competition.
The venue is the Ortal?q Stadion where Kairat have enjoyed phenomenal success domestically in the Kazakhstan Premier League so far this season, winning 10 of their 11 home matches to date. In addition, the hosts have been scoring goals at a free-flowing rate with numerous personnel getting amongst the goals.
One of these players is former Arsenal forward, Andrei Arshavin (8 goals), but he’s been usurped in the goalscoring stakes by Eseola (12 goals) and Isael (11 goals). With a 2-goal deficit to chAse down, it’s likely that Kairat will need to draw upon all of their attacking resources here, but with five wins on the trot in all competitions on home turf, the hosts will be confident ahead of this clash.
Sigma Olomouc are just 90 minutes away from progressing through to the play-offs of the Europa League thanks to last week’s solid 2-0 first leg home win over Kairat Almaty which has put them in the box seat ahead of this crucial decider.
However, the visitors have displayed a few chinks in their armour in recent weeks as they’ve stumbled to domestic defeats against Slavia Prague, Viktoria Plzen and Slovacko in the Czech Liga, and although they hold a 2-goal advantage in this tie, if they concede an early goal this could turn this second leg upside down.
It’s been 9 seasons since Sigma Olomouc were last playing Europa League football, and their last appearance at this level ended in a heavy 4-0 thrashing away at Premier League Everton, and we could see further goals scored in this second leg in Kazakhstan.
Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 2.15 Bet Victor
