Petrocub vs SK Rapid prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-06 17:45.
[p]After defeats to Paphos and Jagiellonia, Petrocub are one of seven teams without a point coming into round three of the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League. The Moldovans are unbeaten in domestic football (W3, D4) from the second half of September onwards but now need to bring that form to the European stage in this clash against Rapid Vienna.[/p]
[p]Including that loss in Poland, the White-Blacks have been busy travelling with four back-to-back away games and, although they are officially the ‘home’ side in this fixture, they will once again be on the road. This game will be played at the Stadionul Zimbru, a 50-minute drive from their home ground, and where they went unbeaten in their first three European games this season (W2, D1) before then losing successive matches.[/p]
[p]Rapid Vienna have picked up six points from games against İstanbul Başakşehir and FC Noah so far in this Conference League campaign and their overall European record this season is impressive with only one defeat from eight matches (W6, D1). That solitary defeat came in Portugal and the Austrians have had recent issues in away games, failing to win any of their last three in domestic fixtures (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]That includes a 1-1 draw at title rivals Sturm Graz on Saturday, but the point will feel more like a win for the Green-Whites who played for over half of the game with only ten men and equalised through a 90th-minute penalty! As a result, confidence should be high in the visitors’ squad ahead of this – a first-ever assignment in Moldova – and they will start as favourites to maintain their 100% record in the competition.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Marin Căruntu was on target on Sunday, the third time he has found the net for Petrocub since signing in the summer, and he has not lost in any of the last 17 games that he has scored! Dion Beljo put away the late penalty for Rapid Vienna at the weekend, and in doing so maintained his red-hot streak which has seen him score in each of his last seven starts.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Rapid Vienna have conceded a first-half goal in only one of their last six games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]