Trakai and Derry City meet at Vilniaus LFF stadionas, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never met before. Attention to the home factor, as the Trakai tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.
Trakai:
The home team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home draw against Žalgiris by (2‑2). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Trakai won 1, drew 2 and lost 7. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored with consistency, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to come back.
Trakai come into this match after a 2×2 home draw at the reception against Zalgiris Vilnius: Trakai trailed behind on the scoreboard, but Lezama scored the tying goal from a penalty shot. The main offensive reference of the local team is the Lithuanian Kazlauskas. So, the local team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, so in this tactical drawing the person responsible for serving the two forwards in the best way is the Irish Lajo Traore. In any case, when you attack through the flanks, you must do so through the correct flank, in order to take advantage of the depth that Borovskij offers. Coach Tommi Pikkarainen should not be able to count on Aleksandras Levsinas, who is injured.
Derry City :
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Cork City by (3‑1). In the last 8 away matches for all competitions, Derry City won 3, drew 2 and lost 3. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, But their attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In 9 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Derry come into this game motivated, after a 3-1 home win against Lork: Akintunde, O’Connor (own goal) and Hammill scored the winning goals. The visiting team usually plays 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced pieces are Mallon, Meite and Walter Figueira. Even so, the outsider team is expected to present a more offensive strategy, given that it has a higher quality squad compared to the rival. Coach Declan Declan Devine should have all the players available for this Europa League match.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,80
