Zira FK vs AFC Astra Giurgiu Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 17/07/2017, 14:00  by | Modified on 06/11/2017 at 09:13 in Europa League Prediction

The UEFA Europa League continues this week for the second round of qualifiers, with one of the matches seeing Azerbaijani side Zira take on Romanian side Astra on Thursday 20th July at the Dalga Arena in Baku. The hosts will be chasing the tie after suffering a 3 – 1 loss away from home in the first leg but will fancy their chances having managed an away goal. Zira are playing in the Europa League for the first time in their history and after going through the first round of qualifiers, they will try to keep their swansong going. The team heads to the clash backed by a run of three wins and two losses in the last five matches. Playing at home, Zira have two wins, a loss and two draws in the last five matches. They have scored seven goals and conceded three in the process. They have lost two home matches in the last 10. Astra on the other hand, are the more experienced in the Europa League but will hope to stabilize their run heading to this clash, backed with three wins and two losses. It is their away run that they will be really worried about, having managed three wins in their last 10 away matches. Their last five matches have produced just one win in the last five, the rest being losses with the team scoring eight and conceding 10 in the process. Of their last five Europa League matches, they have managed three wins and two losses. This will be only the second meeting between the two teams.