Europa Conference League: Slavia Prague vs. Feyenoord Preview, Odds, Prediction

The battle between Slavia Prague and Feyenoord is bound to be one of the most interesting of Thursday’s Europa Conference League events. The first meeting in Rotterdam was all fireworks, with the note that these units played two more games in the group stage of this competition. Each one was a pleasure to watch. Lots of goals, fierce tempo and pace, chances on both sides, a total football, some would say. That is why we had to make a preview of this event.

Preview

Slavia Prague (+175) didn’t lose for the past four games posting two draws and wins each, with the note that they trashed FK Pardubice this weekend, 4-0, making a perfect intro for Thursday’s event. Slavia’s strikers are playing well these days, and after scoring three times in Rotterdam, they once again posted a good performance.

Six of the last 10 games this team played across all the competitions saw over 3.5 goals, and the same number of matches ended with goals on both ends. Overall, Slavia likes to play open and efficient games.

Right now, they have six victories at home, in four of them keeping clean sheets. On the other hand, this unit netted at least twice in the same number of games during that stretch.

Feyenoord (+145) opened the game vs. Heracles on the road terribly, allowing a goal after two minutes, but the Pride of South would then shift into a higher gear, scoring, delivering consecutive hits, and winning that one 1-4.

This was the eighth game in a row for Arne Slot’s guys to score at least two goals. Feyenoord has a very potent, young attack, with flamboyant players who are relentless throughout all 90 minutes.

On the other side, the defense is fragile, and the best proof of that is the fact that Feyenoord allowed at least one goal in nine of the past 10 games. Only two games during that stretch didn’t see three or more hits. Like their rivals, Feyenoord too enjoys in offensive-minded clashes.

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The situation in Slavia has been terrible for quite some time, with numerous players out due to various reasons. Boril is injured, and Krmencik also, the same as Masopust. Meanwhile, Samek and Holes will be a game-time decision.

On the other side, Bijlow, Geertruida and Sandler are all injured for the guests and won’t play on Thursday.

Head to Head Games

We already saw three clashes between these clubs in this edition of the Europa Conference League. Feyenoord posted one win, and two games ended with a draw. The first meeting at de Kuip ended with the hosts winning 2-1. After that in Prague, the result was 2-2, before last Thursday’s 3-3 again at de Kuip.

All the games were with both teams scoring over 2.5 goals.

Prediction

As in the previous games, this one should contain lots of goals, and on both sides. These two teams don’t know to play differently but to attack, and we’ve seen that already in their previous meetings. That is why our pick is both teams to score and over 2.5 goals. The odds on this are -125, which is a great bargain from our perspective.

Pick: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals