Torpedo Kutaisi and Sheriff meet in Tsentraluri Stadioni, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since the Kutaisi Torpedo presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Torpedo Kutaisi:
The home team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 29 matches they register 1 win, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats in their stadium. In their last match, for the UEFA Europa League, they got a home loss against Trenčín by (0-3).
The Torpedo Kutaisi team will have a very complicated match, despite being acting inside the home, then, you will need to give the maximum within the four lines to try to conquer the desired result, which is a victory for a good advantage in the marker. To achieve their goal, the home team will have to play with a lot of intelligence, knowing they have control of the game and when they have possession of the ball they have efficiency to build their attacking plays. The local coach must take the field to a fairly competitive team, as he dreams of reaching the qualification for the next phase.
Sheriff:
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches he has 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses as a visitor. against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last game they played, for Cupa, they beat Iskra away by (1-9). In the last 10 away matches the Sheriff has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The defense has been strong and only has suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches.
The team of Sheriff Tiraspol has been making good matches on the field and even acting out of home has been showing good football. In this round it will be necessary to maintain that pace, because it will be very important that the team wins at least a draw, which would be an excellent result, since the return game will be played in their domains. The strong point of this team is the defensive system, which usually suffers few goals, then, it is expected that the team of Sheriff Tiraspol makes a strong defensive score. The visiting coach must not have important absences for this match.
PREDICTION: Sheriff Tiraspol to win @ 1.80
