Europa League semifinals 1st leg preview
- Europa League semifinals 1st leg preview including Braga-Freiburg and Nottingham Forest-Aston Villa
- Europa League semifinals 1st leg match analysis including Braga-Freiburg and Nottingham Forest-Aston Villa
- Betting predictions for both semifinals 1st leg games
Tonight from 21:00 on the program are the first matches of the semi-finals of the Europa League. In this text, read a short analysis as well as betting suggestions for each match. You can follow all events within the Europa League on our website and the accounts described below.
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Braga will host Freiburg in Portugal tonight in the first semi-final match. Braga is playing solidly this season, especially at home. In the championship, they will probably remain in fourth place, which leads to the qualification for the Conference League next season, while they were eliminated in the cup, so the Europa League will be their only priority, and the opportunity to go to the Champions League if they win the competition. However, it will not be an easy task, because first they have to eliminate German Freiburg. Seven days ago, the Germans were in the semi-finals of the cup, and at the weekend they were convincingly defeated in Dortmund, 0:4, and remained in eighth place, with the same number of points as Eintracht from Frankfurt, but with a worse goal difference. In the next three rounds, they will fight fiercely with them for the seventh position that leads to the qualification for the Europa League. The Germans have more pressure than Braga, but they are generally equal teams, and they have equal chances to pass. The home team will, however, be slight favorites in this duel to win, and the rematch awaits us in seven days. This will be their first match against each other.
The home team will probably go out in a 3-4-2-1 formation: Hornicek - Lagerbelke, Vitor Carvalho, Lelo - Gomez, Grilic, Gorbi, Martinez - Zalazar Martinez, Horta - Victor. Freiburg should go out in a 4-2-3-1 formation: Atubolu - Gunter, Leinhart, Gunter, Treu - Manzambi, Egestajn - Grifo, Suzuki, Beste - Matanovic.
Our prediction is 1pol 1-2 & 2pol 1-2 @ 2.85 MozzartBet
The second semi-final pair will be an English duel in which the former champions of Europe, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa, will fight for the final. Tonight, the 'sumari' will be the hosts. Forest has been playing well lately, and has three consecutive victories in all competitions, so it can be said that this duel comes at the right time. "Sumari" this season in the Premier League are playing much weaker than last season, and currently at the bottom of the table. They have five points more than Tottenham, who are in the relegation zone, with four rounds to go, so they are still not safe from relegation. However, they have a good chance to reach the European final after many years. In their way stands Aston Villa, who they haven't beaten this season, a loss in Birmingham, and a draw in Nottingham. Villa have been playing quite well this season and are currently in fifth place which leads to the Champions League. Considering that they have eight points more than Brighton, it is very likely that they will secure participation in the most elite European competition next season. And because of that, all focus can be redirected to this semi-final. Villa is the favorite to go through, while tonight both teams are given equal chances to win. However, one should expect a tougher match, and probably everything will be resolved in the rematch next week.
As for the composition of the I formation, Nottingham should play 4-2-3-1: Ortega - Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams - Jets, Anderson - Hutchinson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White - Igor Jesus, while Villa will play in the same formation and the first 11 will be: Martinez - Dinj, Torres, Konsa, Kes - Tielmans, Bogard - Buendia, Rodgers, McGinn - Watkins.
Our prediction is UG 0-2 @ 1.72 MozzartBet
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