Iberia 1999 vs Jagiellonia: Can Iberia pull off an incredible comeback?
On Thursday, August 27, the second leg of the UEFA Europa League will see Iberia 1999 take on Jagiellonia. The match will kick off at 18:00 CET, and I have a betting tip for you.
Iberia 1999 vs Jagiellonia: Match preview
In the first meeting between these teams, the Polish side thrashed their opponents and almost completely settled the tie. Jagiellonia scored twice in the first half, with another two goals coming after the break. Iberia were unable to create anything in response, suffered a heavy defeat and lost almost all hope of progressing.
Iberia 1999 have won the last two Liga Erovnuli seasons and started this campaign in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. They got past their first opponent before being eliminated and dropping into the UEFA Europa League qualifying play-offs. As a result, the Georgian side will definitely play European football. As for the domestic league, the team currently sit third and have 34 points after 20 rounds. Iberia have two games in hand and could close the gap on the leaders.
Jagiellonia have also started the new Ekstraklasa season and currently sit 10th in the table. They have won twice and lost once in their three matches. Last season, the team finished third in the table and entered the qualifying campaign in the third round. Jagiellonia beat Rangers 3-2 on aggregate before thrashing Iberia 1999 4-0, and they are now one foot in the UEFA Europa League.
Match facts and H2H
- Jagiellonia thrashed Iberia 1999 4-0 in the first leg.
- Iberia have lost their last two matches and have won just one of their last five.
- Jagiellonia have lost just one of their last five matches.
- Jagiellonia are unbeaten away from home in eight consecutive matches.
- This will be the second meeting between these teams in history.
Probable line-ups
- Iberia 1999: Makaridze, Amisulashvili, Kobuladze, Jinjolava, Selimović, Alhassan, Sikharulashvili, Dadiani, Kardava, Natchkebia, Ende
- Jagiellonia: Abramowicz, Guilherme Montóia, Kobayashi, Bernardo Vital, Jesus Imaz, Wojtuszek, Szmyt, Klynge, Romanchuk, Prelec, Agbonifo
Prediction
Jagiellonia destroyed their opponents in the first leg and effectively settled the tie. I don't think the second match will offer the same level of intrigue, but we should still see some good football. My betting tip is for over 2 total goals.
