Apollon hosts Saburtalo Tbilisi in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, August 27th at Tsirion Stadium (Limassol)
Despite the place of registration, (Apollon represents Cyprus) this is a rather unyielding team. It is worth looking at its squad in the first round of the local championship. As many as three natives appeared in the starting lineup. And I would add that the coach Avgousti has a Swiss, Belgian, Spaniard, Portuguese, Argentinean, Serbs, and Frenchmen at his disposal. And they are not the last footballers in Europe. Some of them used to play for Grasshoppers, Sunderland, Mallorca, and Braga. And this legion scores very well. In the last championship, the Whites arranged 35 goals in 22 matches of the main draw. In the preseason, they held seven friendly matches and scored 16 goals.
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The Georgian team is almost completely staffed by local players. And the available half-dozen legionnaires from Kenya, Cameroon, Ukraine, and Sao Tome and Principe (I don't even know where it is, but the defender Jardel is from this country) is of rather dubious quality. Having such defenders, Saburtalo has already conceded nine goals in 10 rounds of the local championship.
The Cypriot team is the clear favorite in this pair. Its squad is more qualified and expensive. The confrontation consists of one match, and the hosts will not stop on one goal scored since it will undoubtedly happen. I have already mentioned who plays in the defense of the visitors. To protect itself from possible troubles in the form of a return goal and further hassle, Appolon will score as much as possible. It has scored at least two goals in five of its last seven matches. And the Georgians are likely to concede at least the same number.
Prediction for the match: Apollon to score over 2.0 goals
