LASK take on the visitors Zrinjski in the first leg of UEFA Europa League qualification finals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 24th at Raiffeisen Arena (Linz).
LASK have once again achieved a decent result. The black and white team managed to achieve a golden double in 1965. However, there haven't been any significant successes before or after that. Moreover, they often struggled to stay in the top division of the country and even teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. Only in recent seasons has something started to work on a relatively stable basis. In 2019, the representative from Linz finally made their debut on the European stage. And in the previous Austrian Bundesliga season, they managed to finish in 3rd place. Thus, they secured the right to play in the Europa League again. However, players who have left the project, from Nakamura to Taloverov, won't be playing there anymore. There are many newcomers, but they still need to be formed into a cohesive team.
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Zrinjski have been working towards this round for a long time. The nobles have already etched their name in history. They became the first club from Bosnia and Herzegovina to play in the main round of a European cup competition. It's just a matter of figuring out which one. Definitely not the Champions League - they struggled through the qualification phase, even after a penalty shootout following exchanged victories against Urartu, they succumbed to Slovan (although they managed a draw in Bratislava). However, after moving to the Europa League, Krnoslav Rendulic's wards crushed Breidablik at home with a tennis-like score of 6-2. Following this, they gracefully suffered a minimal loss in Iceland - it was enough to progress.
Even though Austria and Bosnia are neighboring countries, the teams haven't played any friendly matches against each other. The guests are seen as clear underdogs in the pair. However, it seems they are being underestimated - let's bet on them with a +1.0 goal handicap.
Prediction for the match: Zrinjski to win with +1.0 handicap.
