CSKA-Sofia – Osijek, Prediction

📑 CSKA got here thanks to penalties

CSKA in two games did not score and did not allow a goal from Liepaja. It came to penalties in which Stoycho Mladenov’s players showed stronger nerves. Varela returns for the reds after his injury against Ludogorets. They, in general, play stronger against better teams, which means that we should expect progress towards their game with Liepaja.

😎 Osijek are in a good period

Osijek has not lost in 8 consecutive games and their play seems quite structured and organized. They also have only 2 goals conceded in these periods, so their main weapon is defense. Osijek has already been eliminated against CSKA, but for the Europa League exactly 2 years ago with penalties, so now they will want to take revenge.

 It will be difficult for both teams to overcome the opponent’s defense

It is important to mention that CSKA had the opportunity to rest exactly one week after their match with Arda was canceled. The bad thing is that the derby with Ludogorets falls exactly this week and they will not be able to save a lot of energy for the rematch with Osijek. The Croats, on the other hand, have great defense and in general it will be difficult for CSKA to score. This was seen in the previous matches of the team in Europe, in which there were serious problems in front of goal. For these reasons, the forecast here is Under 2.5 goals at 1.65.