Turkey’s Trabzonspor square off against Luxembourger side Differdange at the Huseyin Avni Aker on Thursday night and the home team should head into the clash confident of establishing a healthy advantage heading into the second leg.
Trabzonspor Match Betting News
Trabzonspor managed to pip Bursaspor to the final Europa League spot in the Turkish Super Lig last season and the Turkish giants now begin the upcoming campaign with new optimism upon the appointment of Shota Arveladze as the manager of the club.
Arveladze will now be debuting as the manager of Trabzonspor with a Europa League qualifying clash against Lexembourger side Differdange and the former striker will surely be hoping to start off with a good result.
New signing Stephane M’Bia is the stand out player for Trabzonspor heading into the game and he will surely be looking to make a positive impact on the night.
Differdange Match Betting News
FC Differdange 03 missed out on the Luxembourg National Division by the narrow margin of just two points and in turn, also missed the golden opportunity to compete in the Champions League qualifiers.
Nonetheless, Differdange will now be looking to get over the disappointment as they start afresh under Marc Thomé.
Differdange defeated Bala Town 4-3 on aggregate to reach the current stage of the qualification round and they will surely be looking to give a good account of themselves against their more illustrious opponents on Thursday.
Omar Er Rafik and young striker Antonio Luisi will be key on the night if Differdange are to claim a good result from the clash away from home.
Trabzonspor vs Differdange Match Prediction
Trabzonspor are overwhelming favourites heading into the clash and the Turkish side should be able to see off Differdange comfortably if they play to their full potential.
Match Betting Tip: Trabzonspor to win HT/FT @1.36 with Bet365
