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Victor Dias - August 22, 2023
Gent vs APOEL Nicosia Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday, 24 August 2023.
Gent are in excellent winning form in the Jupiler Pro League this season. They will now focus on the Conference League as they take on APOEL Nicosia in the play-off round.
On the other hand, Nicosia are on a five-game winning streak in all competitions. In the third qualifying round, they defeated Dila Gori by 3-0 on aggregate to reach this level of the competition.
This is going to be the first time both teams will play against each other in this competition. Gent are one of the best teams in the Jupiler Pro League. Do note that they reached the quarter-finals of the Conference League in the 2022/23 season and lost to West Ham by 5-2 on aggregate.
The chances are high that the hosts will win the first leg. This is the first time Nicosia will face a tough opponent in this competition. Gent have more experience compared to Nicosia. It is important to note that they reached the quarter-finals of this competition a few months ago.
The hosts scored two goals against St. Truiden in their last game. On the other hand, the visitors have scored five goals combined in their last three matches in all competitions. Therefore, it will be wise to back over 2.5 goals criteria for this game.
Gent won both halves of the game against Pogon Szczecin in their last home match. The same pattern was observed when they defeated Zilina earlier in the Conference League. Considering all this, our first tip is that Gent will win both halves of this game– the odd for this tip will be at 2.05 odd.
Moving on, our second tip for this game is that over 2.5 goals will be scored– the odd for this tip will be at 1.66 odd. The main reason for this tip is that both teams have scored plenty of goals in their last five outings respectively.
