Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification game between Sabah FK and CS Petrocub who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sabah FK enjoy home advantage, when visitors CS Petrocub swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Sabah FK vs CS Petrocub
Sabah FK Form
Sabah FK recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-3 against NK Celje. They responded by beating NK Celje 2-3, and followed that up by winning 0-2 against CS Petrocub. Sabah FK managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Conference League Qualification. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded ten goals.
CS Petrocub Form
It is all or nothing with CS Petrocub, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Birkirkara, before beating Birkirkara 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-2 against Sabah FK. CS Petrocub only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Conference League Qualification. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for Sabah FK and CS Petrocub
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sabah FK and CS Petrocub. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 3 of the last 4 Sabah FK matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sabah FK matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Sabah FK matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sabah FK matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sabah FK matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 CS Petrocub matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- CS Petrocub have lost 6 of the last 7 matches in the Conference League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- CS Petrocub have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Conference League Qualification while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 7 CS Petrocub matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- CS Petrocub have lost 5 of the last 6 matches in the Conference League Qualification and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Sabah FK vs CS Petrocub
Mihai Lupan shows decent form right now for CS Petrocub, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Conference League Qualification. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Sabah FK, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Pavol Safranko also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Conference League Qualification matches.
Betting markets: Sabah FK vs CS Petrocub
Full-time result
Sabah FK claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. CS Petrocub won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Sabah FK scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. CS Petrocub got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. CS Petrocub managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sabah FK, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for CS Petrocub, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Sabah FK scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.