Thursday evening, at 19:45, Burnley (England) and Aberdeen (Scotland) meet in the second leg of the Preliminary UEFA Europa League second round. In the tour, on Pittodrie, in front of 20,000 fans, Aberdeen drew 1-1 with the English team after a not-so-spectacular match. Burnley needed an equalizer goal scored late by Vokes to save the draw.
No wonder Burnley is the favorite to win and qualify, especially as hosts on Turf Moor can move on with a 0-0 home. In the tour we saw only 5 sutures on the two teams’ side and only 6 corners, which describes the game style quite well. It was a deaf struggle in the middle of the field, without incisiveness, each band trying to speculate potential rivals’ errors. Aberdeen would have deserved success, even at the limit.
Burnley, without the goalkeeper.
Burnley was lucky to score the away goal, but paid the result, because goalkeeper Pope got injured in the first half. As a result, Danish Lindegaard will be in the second hand, which requires more caution, because homogeneity will not be at optimal parameters. BUrnley had a good series of matches in the summer and should register in front of a team that received a goal in each of the last seven games. Aberdeen’s coach has made it clear that “intelligence” will make a difference in return, which means that the Scots will not attack in the first part.
We will bet here again on a game with few goals, but especially with few goals in the first half, when the two bands will test each other. Burnley is not used to making a consistent possession game, but relies heavily on counter-attacks, so do not be surprised if Aberdeen will have the ball in the first 45 minutes. It will play at a slow pace! If Burnley leads, Sean Dyche will then try to protect the result.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.66
