Sivasspor vs Slavia Prague prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2022-09-07 19:00.
Finishing the 2021/22 campaign with eight unbeaten games from nine in a run that reached its climax with a historical first piece of silverware is now nothing but a fond memory for Sivasspor, as they haven’t won a game since (D3, L5)! That historic Turkish Cup win helped Sivasspor reach only their second European group stage, after exiting the Europa League in 2020/21 when finishing third in their group (W2, L4).
This is arguably one of the stronger UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) groups but perhaps inspiring confidence amongst the Sivasspor faithful is the fact that both of their historical European group stage wins came on Turkish soil. Overall though, Sivasspor remain in negative equity across all of their European home games (W4, D1, L6), a record which could worsen as Slavia Prague now provide the opposition.
Turkish fans already know what Czech side Slavia can do, as they defeated Fenerbahçe 3-2 both home and away during last season’s UECL. Searching for a fourth Czech championship in five seasons after losing out last campaign, Jindřich Trpišovský’s men have made a strong start to their league campaign (W5, D1, L1), with another strong showing expected after Slavia hit 17 goals across their six UECL qualifiers whilst netting 18 times over their last four domestic games!
Now entering his fifth consecutive European group stage as Slavia manager, nothing short of qualification will do for Trpišovský after steering his side to European quarter finals in three of his last four attempts. Fixing their away form will be key to improving on those returns, with Slavia’s 4-0 away win to kick off the European qualifiers this term just their second win across 12 continental trips (D4, L6).
Players to watch: Dia Saba scored Sivasspor’s only goal across their last 315 minutes of play, which was a debut strike following his summer move from Al Nasr. The highly efficient Ivan Schranz has impressively contributed to six goals across his last ten Slavia appearances (G3, A3), despite featuring for 90 minutes just three times during the period!
Hot stat: Slavia’s last six European away games produced an average of 4.5 goals per game.