AC Omonia welcome Fehervar to Neo GSP Stadium for the first leg of their UEFA Conference League third round qualification tie on Thursday (August 8th). The home side are coming off a 2-1 away victory over Torpedo Kutaisi in the second leg of their qualification tie in the last round.
Mariusz Stepinski gave them the lead in the 25th minute while Momo Vansane drew the game level two minutes into the second half. Willy Semedo scored the match-winner from the penalty spot with nine minutes to go.
The victory saw them advance to this stage with a 5-2 aggregate victory following their 3-1 first leg victory.
Fehervar, meanwhile, claimed a 3-1 home win over DVTK in the Hungarian OTP Bank Liga. They went ahead through Nikola Serafimov's goal in the opening seconds of the game. Franchu equalized in the 20th minute. Bence Babos and Matyas Katona scored second half goals to help Fehervar claim maximum points.
Vidi will now turn their focus to Europe and booked their spot at this stage of the qualifiers with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Sumqayit in the last round. A 2-1 away win was followed by a goalless draw at home.
The winner of this tie will face either Osijek or Zira in the playoff round for a place in the group stage while the losers will be eliminated from the continental competition.
Omonia vs Fehervar Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Four of Fehervar's five away games in the Conference League have witnessed goals at both ends and also produce over 2.5 goals.
- Omonia have won their last three home games in the Conference League.
- Six of Fehervar's last seven competitive games have seen one side keep a clean sheet.
- Four of Omonia's last six games have witnessed more goals scored in the second half than the first.
Omonia vs Fehervar Prediction
Omonia's two games against Kutaisi have been their only two competitive games this season and they won both.
Fehervar have made a four-game unbeaten start to the campaign, drawing two and narrowly edged out their tie against Sumqayit in the last round.
Both sides' games on the continent tend to be expansive. We are backing the home side to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Omonia 2-1 Fehervar
Omonia vs Fehervar Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Omonia to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals