Legia Warsaw to book knockout stage place in the Europa League
Legia Warszawa vs Spartak Moscow - 09/12/2021
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The Europa League has reached gameweek six with many groups still finely balanced. In fact, in Group C all four teams can still qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.
The bottom two teams in the group, Legia Warsaw and Spartak Moscow meet in the Polish capital on Thursday night in a decisive game for both teams.
Legia Warsaw are currently bottom of the group on six points. However, a victory in this clash would see them qualify for the last-32, as they trail leaders Leicester by just two points and second-place Napoli by one point.
The leading pair meet on gameweek six, so cannot both claim a victory to eliminate Legia from the competition, if the home team wins in gameweek six.
The home team are experiencing a difficult campaign, as they currently sit in the relegation zone of the Polish top-flight.
Legia Warsaw have also lost their last three matches in the Europa League, while conceding at least three goals in each of the losses.
The team from the Polish capital have been relatively hard to beat on home soil in this competition of late, as they have lost just two of their previous nine home games in the Europa League.
The visitors know that a victory would see them through to the knockout stages of the Europa League. A draw would also be enough if Leicester beat Napoli in the other game in Group C.
Spartak’s recent form has been slightly inconsistent. However, they are unbeaten in their previous three matches in all competitions.
The Russian outfit have taken four points from their last two games in the Europa League. A 2-1 win over second-place Napoli last time out could prove to be a vital result.
Forebet predicts that Spartak Moscow will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to book their spot in the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
UEL
352243
2
0 - 1
2.08
-2° 2.62
2.75
3.90
2.62
1
1
1
0 - 1(0 - 1)