Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round 2 match between FC Astana and Zimbru and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Zimbru come to Astana Arena for the Conference League Qualification match on Thursday, FC Astana will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: FC Astana vs Zimbru
FC Astana Form
FC Astana have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Vitoria de Guimaraes, they recorded a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Chelsea, who ran out 1-3 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with APOEL Nicosia. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for FC Astana but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Conference League Qualification matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 14 goals while conceding six.
Zimbru Form
Zimbru are winless in their last six away games in the Conference League Qualification, in which they drew one and lost two. They conceded nine goals while scoring two themselves.
Betting stats and facts for FC Astana and Zimbru
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that FC Astana and Zimbru played across all tournaments.
- Zimbru have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Zimbru have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 5 Zimbru matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Zimbru have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Zimbru matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 FC Astana away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 FC Astana matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Astana have won the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- FC Astana have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 FC Astana away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: FC Astana vs Zimbru
Geoffrey Chinedu has been great for FC Astana lately, hitting the target zero times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Zimbru are optimistic that Denys Dedechko doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular betting markets: FC Astana vs Zimbru
Full-time result
FC Astana claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Zimbru won five, drew two and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
FC Astana scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Zimbru scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. FC Astana managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of FC Astana’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Zimbru, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.4 times goals per game themselves.
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