Europa League: NEC Nijmegen vs Levski Sofia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 2 match between NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

NEC Nijmegen hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Levski Sofia over to the Stadion De Goffert for a round 2 match.

Team form: NEC Nijmegen vs Levski Sofia

NEC Nijmegen Form

It could have been better, it could have been worse for NEC Nijmegen, who have two draws to show from their last three matches. They came up short in a 5-0 defeat against Juventus, followed by a 1-1 draw against Go Ahead Eagles. They recorded yet another one in the latest round after a 1-1 match with Ajax. NEC Nijmegen only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Europa League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost three, as they scored four and conceded six goals.

Levski Sofia Form

In their last three matches, Levski Sofia drew 0-0 with Botev Vratsa, lost 0-1 against Salzburg and beat Cherno More Varna 0-2. Levski Sofia claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by nine goals to one.

Betting stats and facts for NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: NEC Nijmegen vs Levski Sofia

It is the beginning of a new Europa League campaign, and both NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: NEC Nijmegen vs Levski Sofia

Full-time result

NEC Nijmegen claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Levski Sofia won five of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost one of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

NEC Nijmegen scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Levski Sofia got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games NEC Nijmegen played. Levski Sofia should be able to score at least once this coming Thursday as NEC Nijmegen failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Levski Sofia managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.

Total goals

NEC Nijmegen saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Levski Sofia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches. NEC Nijmegen conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.