Olimpija Ljubljana take on the visitors Spartak Trnava at the Stozice Stadium in the first leg match of the UEFA Europa League play-offs. The match will be played in Ljubljana on Thursday, August 23rd.
Olimpija Ljubljana won the gold in the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 80 points to their credit and the Slovenian Cup last season. The team has already had four matches in the new season in their local league, won once, drew twice and lost once. In the second qualification round of the Europa League Olimpija Ljubljana beat Crusaders from Northern Ireland (5-1 on their home field, 1-1 on the away field). In the third qualification round the Green and Whites beat HJK from Finland (3-0 on their home field, 4-1 on the away field). In their last three matches Olimpija Ljubljana lost to Maribor with a 0-3 score, beat HJK with a 4-1 score and Triglav Kranj with a 4-0 score.
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Last season Spartak Trnava placed 1st in the Fortuna Liga with 64 points to their credit. The White Angels have had five friendly matches this summer, won one of them, drew two and lost also two. The upcoming fixture will be the first Europe League match for Spartak Trnava this season because the team lost to Red Star Belgrade in the third qualification round of the Champions League. In their last three matches Spartak Trnava drew against Nitra with a 0-0 score, lost to Red Star Belgrade in a penalty shootout and beat Zemplin Michalovce with a 3-0 score.
Olimpija Ljubljana and Spartak Trnava have never faced each other before. Both teams have been looking pretty good lately. It is likely that the hosting side will not lost in the upcoming fixture though.
Prediction for the match: Rangers to win.
