Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Olimpija Ljubljana
Cercle Brugge
December 12 in the Conference League will be held a lot of matches, among them and the confrontation Olimpija Ljubljana - Serkl Brugge. I offer my prediction for the mentioned match, is there any sense to expect a productive soccer?
Olimpija Ljubljana
The Slovenian club started the main grid of the Conference League with an away defeat to a strong German Heidenheim with a score of 1:2, but then followed by three consecutive wins. They defeated LASK 2-0 at home, HIK 2-0 away and Larne 1-0 at home. Perhaps the calendar was not the most difficult, although these opponents still need to be beaten. The team is now firmly in the playoff zone, occupying the seventh line.
Things are going well on the domestic scene, where Olimpija leads after 18 rounds, ahead of the nearest pursuer by 6 points. The reliable game in defense is striking, only 6 goals conceded in the championship, and in the European Cup they play reliable defense.
Serkl Brugge
Things are going well for the Belgian club, which scored 7 points in four games, thanks to which it occupies 11th place in the overall standings of the Conference League. In the last round, Serkl Brugge defeated Hearts on their arena with a score of 2:0.
Things are worse in the Jupille, where you have to think about survival, as the club occupies the penultimate line in the standings. In the last round painted a peace at home with a score of 0:0, against Royal Union. Cercle Brugge is having a weak stretch of the season, as it has only one win in seven meetings, in all tournaments.
Possible lineups
- Olimpija Ljubljana: Vidovšek, Pedreno, Ratnik, Muhamedbegović, Silva, Agba, Doffo, Fernandes Sualeje, Thalisson, Brest, Floruz.
- Cercle Brugge: Delange, Diakite, Francis, Kaku, Erik, van der BruggenAgyekum, Magni, Somers, Denkay, Minda.
Match Facts
- Olimpija have played 14 matches at home in all competitions this season, suffering just one defeat.
- Cercle Brugge have lost 6 of their last 8 away meetings this season.
- This is how the quotes for the upcoming battle look like: P1 - 2.18, X - 3.35, P2 - 3.5.
H2H
As the statistics show, the rivals have never played each other before.
Prediction
Initially, the rivals were given the same chances of success, now the odds on the success of the hosts began to gradually subside. Although from the teams and do not expect a productive soccer, I think they can spectacular soccer. I offer here a bet on the total more than 2.5 goals.
