Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round 2 match between Zimbru and FC Astana and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Zimbru enjoy home advantage, when visitors FC Astana swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Conference League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Zimbru vs FC Astana
Zimbru Form
Zimbru just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Conference League Qualification matches at the Zimbru Stadium. They also drew zero and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored one and conceded seven goals.
FC Astana Form
FC Astana only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Conference League Qualification. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Zimbru and FC Astana
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Zimbru and FC Astana. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Zimbru have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Zimbru matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Zimbru have won 4 of the last 5 home matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Zimbru have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Conference League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Zimbru home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 FC Astana away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 FC Astana matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 FC Astana away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Astana have won 4 of the last 5 away matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- FC Astana have won 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
Players in form: Zimbru vs FC Astana
Having scored just once lately in the Conference League Qualification, Denys Dedechko will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. FC Astana hope Geoffrey Chinedu can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Conference League Qualification goals in his last six Conference League Qualification games.
Betting markets: Zimbru vs FC Astana
Full-time result
Zimbru claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. FC Astana won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Zimbru didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. FC Astana did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home.
Both teams to score
Zimbru scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, FC Astana only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Zimbru managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Zimbru, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of FC Astana’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.