TSC vs Noah prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-12-18 20:00.
[p]The equation could not be clearer for TSC, as they attempt to reach the knockout stage of a European competition for the first time in their history. The Serbian club, who have picked up four points from their five games in the UEFA Conference League (W1, D1, L3), know that only a win in their final league-phase outing is likely to be enough to give them any chance of progressing.[/p]
[p]The omens are not good for Jovan Damjanović’s side, whose 4-1 victory against Lugano in this competition last month remains their only win in a UEFA tournament in the last 16 attempts (D2, L13). On top of that, a 3-1 loss at home to Vojvodina at the weekend means that TSC are on a run of four games without success in all competitions (D1, L3), including a 3-0 Conference League defeat to Gent last week.[/p]
[p]Attempting to extend that sequence will be opponents Noah, who are also potentially a win away from making a bit of club history. Like their hosts, the Armenian Premier League leaders, who are making their main-draw debut in a European tournament, have accumulated four points in the Conference League so far (W1, D1, L3), meaning that a victory here might be enough to ensure they qualify for the knockout-phase play-offs.[/p]
[p]Worryingly though, Rui Mota’s side have lost their last four away matches in this competition, including an 8-0 mauling at Chelsea in early November. A 3-1 defeat to APOEL last week then left their chances of finishing in the top 24 hanging by a thread, but they should make the journey to Serbia full of confidence, after dishing out a 7-1 thrashing to West Armenia on Sunday – Noah’s sixth win in their last eight games (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: TSC’s Aleksandar Ćirković has netted first or last in five of his last six goalscoring appearances. Leading the line for Noah will likely be Gonçalo Gregório, whose goals did not so much come two by two at the weekend, but by four, as his quadruple against West Armenia took his tally for the season to 18, winning each of the 11 matches in which he has netted for the club in the process.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There have been 3+ goals in nine of Noah’s last ten games.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]