Din. Minsk vs Larne prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-12-11 17:45.
[p]Dinamo Minsk playing Larne sees the two sides at the bottom of the UEFA Conference League standings battling for their first point in the league phase (L4). The Belarusian champions have perhaps been unlucky as they’ve lost three of those four matches by a one-goal margin but the best they can hope for now is a place in the knockout phase play-offs as an unseeded team.[/p]
[p]Their best chance is to win both remaining matches and even though they are the home side for this one, they continue to play behind closed doors in neutral Azerbaijan. That takes away one potential advantage for Dinamo as they prepare to meet a side who play in the NIFL Premiership for the first time having lost their last four Conference League games as the home team by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Larne have had as miserable a time in this competition as Dinamo Minsk and sit below them on goal difference with the same target in mind: win both remaining matches and hope to squeeze into the play-offs. This is their first-ever main draw European campaign and like their hosts, they’ve put up a fight, only losing their last two league phase fixtures by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]While that points to a competitive fixture in Sumqayit, Larne have only won one of their last eight Conference League away games (D2, L5). At least they should bring some confidence after hammering Annagh United 5-0 in a League Cup away game last week, securing manager Nathan Rooney his first win since taking over.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Aleksandr Selyava scored the final goal of the Belarus season on Saturday but his other two goals this season opened the scoring inside the first 20 minutes. Matthew Lusty scored a hat-trick for Larne against Annagh and he’s opened the scoring in three of his four goalscoring outings this term, including twice in Europe.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Larne have won a competition-low two corners in the league phase of the Conference League this term.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]