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Olimpija will host Sheriff Tiraspol at the Akyazi Stadium on Wednesday in the first leg of their 2024-25 UEFA Europa Conference League third-round qualifying clash. The home side have enjoyed a strong start to their league campaign and will be looking to carry that momentum onto the continental stage this week.
They faced Polissya in the previous round of the Conference League qualifiers, picking up a 2-0 win in the first leg via second-half goals from Raul Florucz and Diogo Pinto. They then won the second leg 2-1, with Florucz once again getting on the scoresheet this time alongside Ivan Durdov.
Sheriff Tiraspol began their quest for continental football in the Europa League qualifiers last month, facing Azerbaijani side Zira in the first round and winning the two-legged tie on penalties.
They then faced Elsborg in the second round of the qualifiers, suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat in the first leg before losing 2-0 in the second leg the following week. They will begin their fight for a spot in Conference League group stages this Thursday.
Olimpija vs Sheriff Tiraspol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Olimpija and Sheriff.
- The visitors have had four competitive meetings against Slovenian opponents. They have won one of those games, drawn twice and lost the other.
- The hosts have kept clean sheets in five of their last six games across all competitions.
- All four of Sheriff's league defeats last season came on the road.
- Olimpija are the only side in the PrvaLiga this season yet to concede any goals.
Olimpija vs Sheriff Tiraspol Prediction
Olimpija have won their last five competitive games on the bounce after going winless in five of their previous six. They have won their last three home matches by an aggregate scoreline of 6-0 and will be looking forward to the midweek clash.
Sheriff's latest result ended a run of back-to-back defeats and they will be looking to build on that this week. They have, however, lost five of their last six away matches and could see defeat here as well.
Prediction: Olimpija 1-0 Sheriff Tiraspol
Olimpija vs Sheriff Tiraspol Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Olimpija to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the visitors' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the hosts' last six matchups)
