Competitors: Europa Convention League
Market: Strasbourg win
Odds: 2/5 @ BetUS
90 minutes away from punching their Europa Convention League quarter-final ticket, Strasbourg will welcome Rijeka to the Stade de la Meinau on Thursday night time.
Beginning with the hosts, ultimately claiming a first-leg benefit on international soil final week as they dragged themselves to a 2-1 victory in Croatia, Strasbourg will probably be trying to punch their Europa Convention League quarter-final ticket with an announcement of intent. With their sights set on mounting a real title cost over the following couple of months, Gary O’Neil’s males have suffered only a single defeat from any of their earlier 9 appearances throughout all competitions. Extending on their Coupe de France journey earlier within the month as they secured one other 2-1 win at dwelling towards Reims, the previous Wolves boss must also be excited by his facet’s continued dominance on dwelling soil. Together with consecutive 3-1 victories towards Lyon and Monaco final month, Strasbourg have misplaced simply certainly one of their earlier 10 showdowns on the Stade de la Meinau – a run that stems all the best way again to November thirtieth.
As for the guests, lacking out on the possibility to assert what would have been a vital first-leg benefit on the Stadion Rujevica final week, Rijeka have an almighty job on their palms once they journey to France in midweek. Nevertheless, failing to choose up any sort of home increase over the weekend as they slumped to a shock 2-0 HNL defeat at dwelling towards Istra 1961, Victor Sanchez’s facet have suffered consecutive losses throughout all competitions for the primary time since again in August. Pencilled in as an actual underdog contender once they journey to the Stade de la Meinau on Thursday night time, Rijeka have additionally struggled to search out any sort of fluidity on their travels. The truth is, the midweek friends have gained only a quartet of their earlier 12 matchups away from the Stadion Rujevica – a run that stems again to October fifth.
Guess: Strasbourg 2/5 to beat Rijeka in Thursday’s Europa Convention League battle @ BetUS
