Connahs vs Sarajevo Prediction

Connah's Quay

Connah's Quay

D W L L W D

Champions League

1st Qualifying Round

Wed , Aug 19 , 2020 20:00


Cardiff City Stadium

0 - 2

Sarajevo

Sarajevo

D W L W L D
Connah's Quay

Connah's Quay

D W L L
Sarajevo

Sarajevo

D W L W

0 - 2


Connah's Quay vs Sarajevo - Match Preview

Connah's Quay Nomads will host Bosnian side FK Sarajevo on Wednesday at the Cardiff City Stadium in the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Connah's Quay VS Sarajevo - Betting Preview

Andy Morrison's side will make their Champions League debut after claiming a first Welsh title when the 2019/2020 season was ended due to coronavirus. The pandemic caused a break that was too long, especially for players who have almost semi-amateur status.

Connah was first on the table before the break, with four points more than The New Saints, who won the championship trophy for eight years in a row. TNS had a bad streak of the results in the bad time with four games without a win before the pandemic broke out. In the last match before the break, Connah was better than The New Saints and captured the title with a 1-0 win. The Nomads didn’t have much success in European Cups before the last season when they beat Scottish Kilmarnock F.C. 2–0 in Ayrshire, for a Europa League first qualifying round aggregate win. Later they were knocked out from the competition with two defeats from FK Partizan Belgrade but they showed great spirit and commitment at home ground.

Their head coach Morrison immediately after the sensational victory over Kilmarnock, reminded that the five of his players couldn’t celebrate with the team because they have a regular, permanent job and must check on the work in the morning. Some of them are still in the squad like 27-year-old John Disney, a starting right-back who works as a sales director at a mobile company.

Team captain George Horan, the central defender, travels 13 miles every morning to nearby Chester where he works as an electrician. Striker veteran Michael Wilde works as a coach at the Tranmere Rovers Academy. Striker Jamie Insall who came in against Kilmarnock in the 70th minute and scored the decisive goal had previously played for Hibernian but was expelled from the sport for two years because he failed a drug test Insall returned to football after serving his sentence, during which he tried his hand at bare-knuckle boxing. Easy to say that they are tough rivals for anyone regarding their skill set.

FK Sarajevo, who were seeded in the draw, won the Bosnian title for the fifth time in 2019-20. The team from the capital of Bosnia was founded in the same year as Connah's Quay Nomads, 1946, and play their home games at the 34,500 capacity Koševo City Stadium.

Two-time winners of the Yugoslav First League, in 1966-67 and 1984-85, the side now owned by Nguyễn Hoài Nam is the richest in the country and off-field dominance they translated to the pitch where they have won five Bosnian Championships, six Bosnian Cups, and one Bosnian Supercup. Sarajevo won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League finishing three points above second-placed Željezničar. They won 13 of their 22 league games, drawing six and losing three as they won the league in the back-to-back season having won also the 2018/19 campaign.

Last season Sarajevo entered the UCL at the same stage of the competition, finding themselves drawn against Scottish giants, Celtic. The team from Glasgow won 5-2 on aggregate across the two legs which then saw them advance to Round Three of the UEL due to receiving a bye in Round Two. They would however go out of the competition because Belarusian side BATE Borisov was better 2-1 on aggregate.

They have reached the UEL Play-Off stage twice, losing out on both occasions, to Borussia Monchengladbach in 2015 and Romanian CFR Cluj in 2010. The club is managed by Vinko Marinović, who has been in charge since December 2019. The 49-year-old is a former Serbia and Montenegro national football team player. During a 21-year career, he represented clubs such as Borac Banja Luka and Crvena Zvezda Belgrade. Macedonian striker Krste Velkoski, the current captain, is the first star of the team, capable to create for teammates and score, and another player to watch on is forward Mersudin Ahmetović, their leading goalscorer in the previous four league seasons, netting a total of 51 goals since the start of the 2016/2017.  Sarajevo played three matches in the new season and got two wins with one draw. They postponed their weekend game to have more time to prepare for a trip to Wales.


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Connah's Quay VS Sarajevo BETTING TIPS

Connah didn’t play a competitive match since March and Sarajevo has an advantage there. On the other side, Connah’s style of play is old fashioned with long balls and a lot of aerial duels so Sarajevo must try to avoid that at any cost to win. Bosnian team is closer to the victory but under 2,5 goals looks like a preferable bet.  

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Connah's Quay


4-4-2

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4-3-2-1

Connah's Quay VS Sarajevo H2H STATS

H2H STATS

Connah's Quay

Sarajevo

1

BTTS (%)

1 NO

Over 3.5 goals

1 NO

Over 2.5 goals

1 NO

Over 1.5 goals

1 YES

Average goals scored

0.0

2.0

LAST 10 H2H MATCHES

19.08.2020. Connah's Quay VS Sarajevo 0-2

form and standings

Connah's Quay

02.10.2021. Haverfordwest County VS Connah's Quay 1-1
D
25.09.2021. Trefelin VS Connah's Quay 0-4
W
18.09.2021. Connah's Quay VS Bala Town 0-1
L
11.09.2021. Barry Town United VS Connah's Quay 1-0
L
03.09.2021. Connah's Quay VS Y Rhyl 1879 5-0
W
31.08.2021. Connah's Quay VS Caernarfon Town 1-1
D
28.08.2021. Penybont VS Connah's Quay 1-1
D
20.08.2021. Connah's Quay VS Aberystwyth Town 1-0
W
13.08.2021. Cefn Druids VS Connah's Quay 0-2
W
14.07.2021. Alashkert VS Connah's Quay 0-0
L
18.09.2021. Connah's Quay VS Bala Town 0-1
L
03.09.2021. Connah's Quay VS Y Rhyl 1879 5-0
W
31.08.2021. Connah's Quay VS Caernarfon Town 1-1
D
20.08.2021. Connah's Quay VS Aberystwyth Town 1-0
W
07.07.2021. Connah's Quay VS Alashkert 2-2
D
08.05.2021. Connah's Quay VS Caernarfon Town 4-0
W
01.05.2021. Connah's Quay VS The New Saints 0-0
D
20.04.2021. Connah's Quay VS Bala Town 2-0
W
17.04.2021. Connah's Quay VS Barry Town United 1-0
W
10.04.2021. Connah's Quay VS Penybont 0-2
L
02.10.2021. Haverfordwest County VS Connah's Quay 1-1
D
25.09.2021. Trefelin VS Connah's Quay 0-4
W
11.09.2021. Barry Town United VS Connah's Quay 1-0
L
28.08.2021. Penybont VS Connah's Quay 1-1
D
13.08.2021. Cefn Druids VS Connah's Quay 0-2
W
14.07.2021. Alashkert VS Connah's Quay 0-0
L
15.05.2021. Penybont VS Connah's Quay 0-2
W
04.05.2021. Barry Town United VS Connah's Quay 1-2
W
28.04.2021. Bala Town VS Connah's Quay 2-1
L
24.04.2021. The New Saints VS Connah's Quay 1-4
W

Sarajevo

03.10.2021. Sloga VS Sarajevo 1-1
D
29.09.2021. Modrica VS Sarajevo 1-4
W
25.09.2021. Borac Banja Luka VS Sarajevo 1-0
L
22.09.2021. Sarajevo VS Zeljeznicar 2-0
W
17.09.2021. Sarajevo VS Leotar 0-1
L
10.09.2021. Velez VS Sarajevo 1-1
D
27.08.2021. Sarajevo VS Siroki Brijeg 0-0
D
21.08.2021. Sloboda Tuzla VS Sarajevo 1-2
W
15.08.2021. Sarajevo VS Radnik Bijeljina 2-1
W
08.08.2021. Rudar Prijedor VS Sarajevo 0-2
W
22.09.2021. Sarajevo VS Zeljeznicar 2-0
W
17.09.2021. Sarajevo VS Leotar 0-1
L
27.08.2021. Sarajevo VS Siroki Brijeg 0-0
D
15.08.2021. Sarajevo VS Radnik Bijeljina 2-1
W
31.07.2021. Sarajevo VS Zrinjski 0-2
L
19.07.2021. Sarajevo VS Sloga 1-2
L
23.05.2021. Sarajevo VS Radnik Bijeljina 3-0
W
11.05.2021. Sarajevo VS Sloboda Tuzla 0-0
D
01.05.2021. Sarajevo VS Zeljeznicar 3-1
W
21.04.2021. Sarajevo VS Sloga 3-1
W
03.10.2021. Sloga VS Sarajevo 1-1
D
29.09.2021. Modrica VS Sarajevo 1-4
W
25.09.2021. Borac Banja Luka VS Sarajevo 1-0
L
10.09.2021. Velez VS Sarajevo 1-1
D
21.08.2021. Sloboda Tuzla VS Sarajevo 1-2
W
08.08.2021. Rudar Prijedor VS Sarajevo 0-2
W
25.07.2021. Posusje VS Sarajevo 0-2
W
30.05.2021. Olimpic Sarajevo VS Sarajevo 0-3
W
26.05.2021. Borac Banja Luka VS Sarajevo 0-0
D
16.05.2021. Mladost Doboj Kakanj VS Sarajevo 0-0
D

STATS (LAST 10 MATCHES)

Connah's Quay

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

4 WIN

3 DRAW

3 LOSS

BTTS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

CLEAN SHEETS (YES/NO)

4 YES

6 NO

SCORED A GOAL (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

6 YES

4 NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

2 YES

8 NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

2 YES

8 NO

AVERAGE TOTAL GOALS: 2.1
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.5
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.6

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

5 WIN

3 DRAW

2 LOSS

BTTS (YES/NO)

2 YES

8 NO

CLEAN SHEETS (YES/NO)

6 YES

4 NO

SCORED A GOAL (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

6 YES

4 NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

AVERAGE TOTAL GOALS: 2.2
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.6
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.6

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

5 WIN

2 DRAW

3 LOSS

BTTS (YES/NO)

5 YES

5 NO

CLEAN SHEETS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

SCORED A GOAL (YES/NO)

8 YES

2 NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

8 YES

2 NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

4 YES

6 NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

2 YES

8 NO

AVERAGE TOTAL GOALS: 2.5
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.7
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.8
Sarajevo

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

5 WIN

3 DRAW

2 LOSS

BTTS (YES/NO)

5 YES

5 NO

CLEAN SHEETS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

SCORED A GOAL (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

1 YES

9 NO

AVERAGE TOTAL GOALS: 2.1
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.4
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.7

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

5 WIN

2 DRAW

3 LOSS

BTTS (YES/NO)

4 YES

6 NO

CLEAN SHEETS (YES/NO)

4 YES

6 NO

SCORED A GOAL (YES/NO)

6 YES

4 NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

5 YES

5 NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

2 YES

8 NO

AVERAGE TOTAL GOALS: 2.2
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.4
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.8

WIN

DRAW

LOSS

5 WIN

4 DRAW

1 LOSS

BTTS (YES/NO)

4 YES

6 NO

CLEAN SHEETS (YES/NO)

5 YES

5 NO

SCORED A GOAL (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 1.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

7 YES

3 NO

OVER 2.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

3 YES

7 NO

OVER 3.5 GOALS (YES/NO)

1 YES

9 NO

AVERAGE TOTAL GOALS: 2.0
AVERAGE SCORED GOALS: 1.5
AVERAGE CONCEDED GOALS: 0.5

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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.

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