Preview
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Real Sociedad – Lyon 1 @ 1.60
Universitatea Craiova – Egnatia 1 @ 1.35
Lincoln Red Imps – Hajduk 2 @ 1.30
Odds: 2.80
Real Sociedad – Lyon
Real Sociedad is in excellent shape and will be looking for their first home win in Europa League. Lyon is up and down after Fonseca left for Sporting and has many important absences – Morton (14/1), Nuamah (13/6 top scorer), Niakhate (12/0), Sulc (10/2), Openda (10/2) and Ouedraogo (5/0).
Universitatea Craiova – Egnatia
Universitatea Craiova is coming off a win against Botosani (2-1) in the Romanian league and are undefeated in the last 12 official matches (9-3-0), having 7th consecutive league wins. In the Conference League, they come off with an away win against Inter Escaldes (1-3). Egnatia remains 1st in the Albanian league, but arrived in Romania with several absences – Gruda (20/5), Sota (17/2) and Bakayoko (3/1). I think that Romanian champions are heavy favorites to win the match.
Lincoln Red Imps – Hajduk
Participating in the League Phase of a European competition is a huge success for Lincoln Red Imps, with the Gibraltar team having started with two defeats, accepting their fate. The level is quite low, especially in defense, conceding an average of three goals per match. The exact opposite is the course of Hajduk, which after victories over Ajax (2-1) and Thun (0-1) has set its sights on directly qualifying for the knockout phase.