Zorya Luhansk and Leicester City meet at Slavutych ‑ Arena, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). In this match, the home factor may be decisive, as Zorya Luhansk presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Zorya :
After 1 win and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 3 points won. In the last match, they won (0‑3) away against AEK Athens, after in the previous match, they lost (1‑4) at home to AEK Athens. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 24 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 4 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats in their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 24 suffered. The team comes to this match after a away win against Minai by (0‑3). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Zorya Luhansk won 3, drew 4 and lost 3. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In 9 games, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 5 of their 7 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘); they have conceded 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (0’‑ 15 ‘).
Zorya enters this match with a victory, 0-3, on the trip to Minai, in a match that counts for the Ukrainian Championship. Note that the Ukrainians beat AEK Athens, 0-3, on the last matchday of the Europa League. In this game against the English, Mr. Viktor Skripnik should maintain the 4-3-3 favoring a more cautious style of play, attacking through the side corridors. Zorya is a team that likes to play in their midfield, with the aim of counterattacking. Vladyslav Kochergin is the top scorer for this team with 6 goals scored. For this game, the home team can count on their entire team.
Leicester:
After 3 wins and 1 draw, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 10 points won. In the last match, they tied (3‑3) away against Sporting Braga, after in the previous match, having won (4‑0) at home with Sporting Braga. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 victories, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with 23 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last match, for the Premier League, they lost to Fulham at home by (1‑2). In their last 10 away matches Leicester City has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. His attack has scored regularly as he scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 16 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 11 of their 31 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Leicester City enter this game with a loss, 1-2, to Fulham, thus registering the third consecutive game without a win in official matches: the only goal of the team was signed by Harvey Barnes. It should be noted that the English are already guaranteed access to the next phase of the Europa League. The visiting team usually plays in a traditional 3-4-3, where the three most advanced pieces are Cengiz Ünder, Dennis Praet and Jamie Vardy: the latter is Leicester’s top scorer with 10 goals scored. The brain of the team is midfielder James Maddison, responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacks. For this game, the lord cannot count on Caglar Soyuncu, Daniel Amartey, Timothy Castagne and Wilfred Ndidi, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Leicester to win @ 1,70
