Legia vs Samsunspor prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-01 19:00.
[p]Legia host Samsunspor on matchday one of the UEFA Conference League after both sides dropped down from the UEFA Europa League (UEL).[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Beaten in the Conference League quarter-finals by eventual winners Chelsea last season, Legia won the Polish Cup and earned a crack at the UEL. Edward IordÄnescu then took charge in summer and saw his side drop back into Europeâs third tier competition after a defeat to AEK Larnaca in the qualifiers, with a spot in the Conference League âproperâ eventually secured by scraping past Hibernian in the play-off round despite losing the home leg. Finding some form since then, Legia have lost just one of their last five league games (W2, D2), and that defeat remains their only one on home soil across all competitions this term (W6, D2).[/p]
[p]Samsunspor have not competed in Europe since 1998, but were also involved in the UEL qualifiers having overcome a transfer ban to finish third in the Turkish SĂŒper Lig last season. Knocked out in the play-off round by Panathinaikos, they dropped into the Conference League, and this will be their first-ever game in the group/league phase of a UEFA competition. As they prepare for a first trip to Poland in the clubâs history, Thomas Reisâ side are slight underdogs, which doesnât come as a surprise considering they have won just one of their five league games since the UEL exit at the end of August (D3, L1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is the pairâs first-ever meeting but Legia have won six of their 13 previous H2Hs with Turkish opponents (D3, L4), with just one defeat in the six home games during that sequence (W3, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Legiaâs last five European games have all produced over 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]Three of Legiaâs last four European games have seen a red card brandished.[/p]
[p]Samsunspor have only failed to score in two of their nine games across all competitions this season.[/p]
[p]Samsunspor have conceded exactly two goals in three of their last four games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Legiaâs summer recruit Mileta RajoviÄ became the most expensive signing in Ekstraklasa history, but is proving his worth having scored four goals in his last six games, including one in the play-off round against Hibernian. Carlo Holseâs three goal involvements for Samsunspor this season (G2, A1) have all come in the second half. [/p]
[p]Legia will be without defender Kamil PiÄ tkowski after his early withdrawal last weekend, while Emre Kılınç is in contention to return for Samsunspor having been sidelined with a broken arm which required surgery.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts have started to find some form and boast an impressive home record, so we recommend backing Legia to win.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]