Sheriff Tiraspol vs Farul Constanta Predictions and Free Betting Tips from expert tipsters when they go head-to-head in the Champions League Qualification on Tuesday, 18 July 2023.
Sheriff Tiraspol do have the history of pulling off some upset wins over titans like Real Madrid in the Champions League. But they were at the receiving end this time around, and lost the first leg on the road in this qualification fixture.
Farul Constanta will have to be on the toes to get through this return leg. Their opponents are going to come in for the jugular. They do have a narrow lead of one goal, but their recent performances have not been impressive – particularly on the road.
Sheriff vs Farul Constanta Head-to-head stats
Only once have these two teams locked horns with each other, and then Farul registered a 1-0 win at home.
It is true that Sherriff lost the first leg. But do note that they were on a 14-game unbeaten run before that, and impressively 10 of these were wins. And all along they scored goals in huge numbers as well.
Moreover, they won seven of their past nine appearances at home, and in the past ten months, they experienced defeats here just twice in total in all competitions.
On the other hand, in spite of the win in the first leg, Farul do not inspire confidence at all. They lost four of their past six overall fixtures, and they have just two wins to their name on the road since February, and only four in total since previous November.
Rasheed Akanbi will miss out for a few more weeks for Bordin’s side as the winger continues his recovery following an injury he picked up late last season.
Kostas Apostolakis was taken off in the first leg after failing to impress in the wing-back role, and that could mean that Adamou Ibrahim Djibo starts in his place behind Joao Paulo on the left flank.
Hagi made as many as 10 changes to the starting side that he put out against Hermannstadt in midweek, with only Andrei Artean keeping his place, and we should see most of the players that contested the first leg to step back in for this one.
Grameni’s goal off the bench in the last match means that he is now the only forward to have scored for SSC Farul this season, and he will be hoping to make the starting 11 here alongside Denis Alibec and Adrian Mazilu in a three-man frontline.
Sheriff Tiraspol possible starting lineup:
Koval; Tovar, Garananga, Bueno, Zohouri, Djibo; Talal, Kyabou, Paulo; Luvannor, Mbekeli
SSC Farul possible starting lineup:
Aioani; Kiki, Popescu, Boli, Borza; Artean, Nedelcu, Baluta; Alibec, Grameni, Mazilu
By the looks of things, a win is expected for hosts Sheriff Tiraspol.
Sheriff vs Farul Constanta Prediction
Sheriff Tiraspol are in great form, and particularly at home. They need to overturn this one-goal deficit, and they will come out with guns blazing. After all, they have a 100% winning record at home in 2023, barring only two losses, and two draws.
And with Farul losing four of their past six overall games, chances are quite high for a win for Sheriff. Odds for the same are placed at 1.90.
Sheriff vs Farul Constanta Betting Tips
- Sheriff Tiraspol to Win @ 1.90
- Correct Score: 3-1 Sheriff Tiraspol @ 17.00.
