Ruzomberok vs Trabzonspor Prediction and Betting Tips | July 25th 2024

Trabzonspor get their Europa League qualification campaign underway when they take on Ruzomberok at the Stadion MFK Ruzomberok on Thursday. The Slovakian outfit cruised through the first qualifying round and will head into the game looking to secure a first leg advantage.

Ruzomberok kicked off their quest for a spot in the Europa League like they would have hoped as they picked up a 5-3 aggregate victory over Kazakhstan outfit FC Tobol in the first round.

Despite Ondrej Smetana’s men suffering a 1-0 second-leg defeat in Kazakhstan last Thursday, a 5-2 home win in the first leg was enough to see them through to the second round.

Ruzomberok have secured a place in the Europa League qualifiers after clinching the Slovakian Cup courtesy of a 1-0 victory over FC Spartak Trnava on May 1.

Trabzonspor, meanwhile, head into Thursday’s game off the back of a solid pre-season, where they picked up two wins in their two warm-up games.

Second-half goals from Umut Bozok and Mahmoud Trézéguet inspired Abdullah Avci’s men to a 2-1 victory over Szeged CSGA in their first friendly game on July 10, three days before picking up a 3-1 win against FK Železničar.

Trabzonspor will head into the new term looking to improve their performance from last season as they finished third in the Super Lig table and narrowly lost to Besiktas in the Turkish Cup final.

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Ruzomberok vs Trabzonspor Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the first-ever meeting between Ruzomberok and Trabzonspor, who will both be looking to begin their rivalry on a winning note.
• Ruzomberok have won just one of their last five competitive games since early May while losing three and picking up one draw in that time.
• Trabzonspor have won all but one of their last seven matches across all competitions, with a 3-2 defeat against Besiktas on May 23 being the exception.
• Ruzomberok are unbeaten in their last four competitive home games, picking up three wins and one draw since April’s 1-0 loss against ŠK Odeva Lipany.

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Ruzomberok vs Trabzonspor Prediction

Having eased through the opening round of the qualifiers, Ruzomberok will now need to show their mettle against a superior opponent in Trabzonspor. Given the gulf in quality and experience between the two sides, we are backing the Turkish outfit to come away with a comfortable victory.

Prediction: Ruzomberok 1-3 Trabzonspor

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Ruzomberok vs Trabzonspor Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Trabzonspor to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in nine of Trabzonspor’s last 10 games)

Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in four of the visitors’ last five matches)