Djurgarden vs Gent prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2022-10-12 16:45.
Djurgårdens sprang a surprise during UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) matchday three, defeating Gent 1-0 on their own turf to go three points clear at the top of Group F. In turn, the club now has a great opportunity to finish top of a group at the second time of asking, following a forgettable third-placed finish in Group 2 during the 1996 Intertoto Cup.
A 30,000-strong Tele2 Arena has helped Djurgårdens so far in the UECL, with a 3-2 success over Molde last month extending their perfect run at home in this competition (W4). Impressively, that win itself was one of two amongst those four to see the Blue Stripes come from behind en-route to victory, proving that they are no pushovers.
Currently sitting third in Group F on goals scored, Gent badly need a quickfire revenge win, as they look to emulate their famous run to the final eight of the UEFA Cup 30 years ago. However, their return to Sweden after a 14-year absence has some unwanted backstory, as Gent have seen both prior trips to this country end in 4-0 defeats.
While a 4-0 weekend victory over Eupen may boost morale, recollections of more recent defeats suffered abroad also hint at real trouble if they fall behind, with Gent failing to score in each of their last four losses on foreign soil. Some of those contribute to a curious streak, where each of Gent’s last six European trips have ended 1-0 either way (W3, L3).
Key battle: Djurgårdens defender Marcus Danielson netted the winner vs Gent last week – his first strike since August 2019 to arrive before half-time. His primary task will be to stop Hugo Cuypers, who netted the opener in Gent’s sole UECL group win to date.
Hot stat: Djurgårdens have scored between the 50th-55th minute in three of their four UECL home games this term.