Ace Football previews the Europa League game between FC Sheriff and Servette FC who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheriff Stadium plays host to a round 3 match of the new Europa League campaign between last season’s third-best team FC Sheriff and Servette FC this coming Thursday.
FC Sheriff are fourth in the Group G rankings with zero points after two matches played, whereas Servette FC rank third with zero points.
Form: FC Sheriff vs Servette FC
FC Sheriff Form
FC Sheriff managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against KÍ Klaksvík. They went on to lose 1-2 against Roma, before getting dumped in a 6-0 defeat against Sl. Prag. In their last six Europa League home matches, FC Sheriff have three wins, while they’ve drawn zero and lost three. They scored nine and conceded eight goals.
Servette FC Form
In their last three matches, Servette FC lost against Roma by 4-0, beat FC Lugano by 0-1 winning 0-1 against FC Basel 1893. Servette FC won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored eight while also conceding nine times.
Betting facts for FC Sheriff and Servette FC
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that FC Sheriff and Servette FC played across all tournaments.
- FC Sheriff have not lost 15 of the last 16 home matches
- FC Sheriff have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- FC Sheriff have won 8 of the last 10 home matches
- In 8 of the last 10 FC Sheriff home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- FC Sheriff have won 5 of the last 7 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Servette FC have scored in 18 of the last 20 away matches
- Servette FC have conceded in 17 of the last 19 matches
- Servette FC have conceded in 8 of the last 10 away matches
- In 5 of the last 7 Servette FC away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Servette FC matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players to watch: FC Sheriff vs Servette FC
The new Europa League season is still in its infancy, but FC Sheriff and Servette FC have a few potential players that could lead their offensive lines. Here are some of their probable goalscorers for their upcoming match.
Popular betting markets: FC Sheriff vs Servette FC
Full-time result
Of their 10 most recent games at Sheriff Stadium across all tournaments, FC Sheriff won eight times, drew one and lost one. Servette FC won four of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing four.
Both teams to score
FC Sheriff scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Servette FC scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. FC Sheriff probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Servette FC managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
In their last ten matches across all tournaments, FC Sheriff saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Servette FC’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.
Suggested bet: FC Sheriff vs Servette FC
Here we present a free betting tip for this Europa League match. The prediction is formed as a conclusion based on the abovementioned stats and facts for FC Sheriff and Servette FC.