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Sheriff will welcome Olimpija to Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena in the second leg of the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round on Thursday. The two teams met in the first leg in Slovenia last week, with the visitors recording a comfortable 3-0 win.
The hosts bounced back with a win in the Super Liga with a 1-0 home triumph over Sparatanii on Sunday and will look to continue their winning ways in this match. Interestingly, they have failed to score in four of their five games in UEFA qualifiers thus far.
The visitors extended their unbeaten start to the season to seven games on Sunday as they were held to a goalless draw by Domzale in the Prva Liga Telemach.
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Sheriff vs Olimpija Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have squared off thrice in all competitions with all meetings coming in UEFA qualifiers. The visitors have an unbeaten record in these games with two wins. The hosts are yet to open their goalscoring record against the visitors.
- The hosts have just one win in their last 11 games in UEFA competitions, including qualifiers.
- The visitors have a 100% record in the Conference League qualifiers this season, scoring seven goals and conceding just once.
- Sheriff have seen conclusive results in their last five games in all competitions with three losses and two wins. Interestingly, they have kept clean sheets in the wins and failed to score in the losses.
- Olimpija have an unbeaten record in seven games across all competitions this season, keeping six clean sheets.
- The visitors have scored three goals in their last two meetings against the hosts.
- The hosts are winless in their last five home games in European competitions, suffering four defeats.
Sheriff vs Olimpija Prediction
The Yellow-Blacks have endured a poor run of form recently, suffering three losses in their last five games, while scoring just thrice. They are winless in their last five home games in UEFA competitions, which is a cause for concern. They have failed to score in their last three UEFA qualifiers and will look to improve upon that record.
The Dragons have an unbeaten record across all competitions, recording six wins and keeping as many clean sheets. They have a 100% record in Conference League qualifiers this season and will look to keep this winning streak intact.
Considering the visitors' impressive record in Conference League qualifiers this season and a 100% record in this fixture, we back them to register a comfortable win and the odds of a clean sheet also look good.
Prediction: Sheriff 0-2 Olimpija
Sheriff vs Olimpija Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Olimpija to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Ivan Durdov to score or assist any time - Yes
