Sheriff Tiraspol vs Servette prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-10-25 19:00.
Having both suffered a pair of defeats in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) thus far, room for error has disappeared for Sheriff Tiraspol and Servette in Group G. The Moldovans parted company with manager Roberto Bordin after a 6-0 reverse against Slavia Prague on matchday two – their heaviest-ever European defeat. Roman Pilipchuk is the new man at the helm and made the perfect start with a 4-0 domestic win at the weekend, even if the second-half performance left him “very dissatisfied”.
His next job is to revive Sheriff’s European campaign as they look to progress to the UEL knockout stages at the sixth time of asking, and strong home form could help in that regard, given that they’ve kept three consecutive clean sheets on their own turf since defeat to Roma on matchday one (W2, D1). They’d also won four successive home European matches before that loss, a record which should inspire confidence that they can register a first-ever win over Swiss opposition.
Servette, who face off with a Moldovan opponent for the very first time, find themselves just as deep into must-win territory, after a 4-0 thumping against Roma on matchday two continued their own miserable start to this UEL campaign. That continued a dreadful run of European away form that’s seen them win just one of their last seven such matches (D2, L4) – a record that has to change if they’re to progress to the knockout stages.
Translating strong domestic form would go some way to doing that, as just like their hosts, Servette are unbeaten in four league matches (W3, D1). That sequence includes impressive 1-0 away wins over Basel and Lugano, and as their last four road matches have seen one side fail to score, keeping it tight at the back could be crucial to the Maroons’ success.
Players to watch: Sheriff’s Amine Talal has already netted nine times this season, eight of which arrived before half-time. Chris Bedia is Servette’s leading marksman and he’s dangerous on either side of the interval, with three of his last four strikes arriving in the 15 minutes before or after half-time.
Hot stat: None of Sheriff’s last seven matches in all competitions have seen both sides score before half-time.