Aris Limassol vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction, Tips & Odds – Aug. 31, 2023
Aris Limassol vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction 31.08.2023. In the rematch of the final round of Europa League qualifiers, Aris Limassol welcomes Slovan Bratislava. The match is scheduled for Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the Alphamega Stadium.
In the first match, the Slovak team triumphed with a score of 2:1.
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Aris Limassol vs Slovan Bratislava Odds
Aris Limassol vs Slovan Bratislava 1×2: 1.83/3.68/4.15
Total goals over/under (2.5): 1.88/1.89
Double chance 1x/12/x2: 1.24/1.28/1.90
Both teams to score YES/NO: 1.80/1.94
Odds via Ivibet Sportsbook.
Aris Limassol Team News
In their most recent competitive match at home, Aris Limassol defeated Doxa with a score of 2:1. The visiting team was reduced to ten players in the fourth minute of the match, and the first goal of the game was scored by Artem Shumansky in the 58th minute. However, the guests managed to equalize seven minutes later with an own goal by Franz Brorsson, who also received a red card in the 77th minute. The final goal was scored by Yannick Gomis in the 85th minute from a penalty kick.
During the preparatory period, Aris Limassol played five friendly matches, registering two wins, two losses, and one draw. They also won the Cypriot Super Cup against Omonia with a score of 2:0. In the Champions League qualifiers, they eliminated BATE in the second round with an aggregate score of 11:5 but were then knocked out by Rakow with a score of 3:1. Before the match against Doxa, they played another match in the Cyta Championship and defeated AEK Larnaca 2:0.
Central defender of Aris, Franz Brorsson, had one of his worst games in recent memory against Doxa, as he scored an own goal before being shown a red card, but his suspension doesn’t apply to continental matches, and he will be ready to lead the defense here. The hosts did not have any known injury issues before the second leg, but Shavy Babicka was substituted out in the first half of last week’s loss and was also withdrawn at halftime during Monday’s victory.
Mihlali Mayambela, the scorer of Aris’s only goal in the first leg, replaced Babicka last time and should have a strong case to push the Gabonese winger onto the bench here, while both Yannick Gomis and Artem Shumanskiy scored after coming off the bench on Monday and are alternative options in attack.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 📸 #WeAreAris pic.twitter.com/471vRwwHNT
— Aris Limassol FC (@ArisLimassol) August 30, 2023
Slovan Bratislava Team News
In the previous competitive encounter, Slovan Bratislava just played against Aris Limassol and, as we have already mentioned, won 2:1 at home. They took the lead in the 34th minute with a goal from Marko Tolić, assisted by Juraj Kucka. In the 57th minute, the home team doubled their lead when Nino Marcelli assisted David Strelec, who put the ball in the net. By the end of the match, the visiting team managed to reduce the deficit but couldn’t fully get back into the game.
Slovan has played only three matches in the Slovak Nike league so far, recording one win and two draws. During the preparatory period, they won all four friendly matches, but in the Champions League qualifiers, after eliminating Hesperange (3:1) and Zrinjski (3:2), they were knocked out by Maccabi Haifa with an overall score of 5:2.
While the hosts collected five yellow cards in the first leg this week, six players from Slovan Bratislava were cautioned, but none of them are suspended and will be part of the unchanged lineup for Weiss this week. The visiting coach might be tempted to switch to a more defensive system with a one-goal lead to protect, but he should not deviate from the lineup that got the job done last week, as Juraj Kucka, the Slovak midfielder with 99 national team appearances, will once again control the midfield.
The 24-year-old striker Adler is likely to be sidelined due to injury, but in any case, he would have little chance of displacing David Strelec or Malik Abubakar from the top of the attack.
Belasí do odvety s jednogólovým náskokom.
— ŠK Slovan Bratislava (@SKSlovan) August 24, 2023
ŠK Slovan v prvom zápase play-off Európskej ligy UEFA 2023/24 zdolal Aris Limassol 2:1. Góly za belasých Marko Tolič a David Strelec. Odveta sa hrá vo štvrtok 31. augusta o 19:00 SELČ na Cypre. pic.twitter.com/ecKi1JyoV9
Aris Limassol vs Slovan Bratislava H2H
Before the previous match, these two teams had never played against each other in history.
Injuries and suspensions
Aris Limassol: Shavy Babicka
Slovan Bratislava: Adler
Expected Lineups
Aris Limassol (4-4-2): Alves; Boakye, Yago, Moucketou-Moussounda, Caju; Mayambela, Struski, Brown, Bengtsson; Gomis, Stepinski
Slovan Bratislava (4-3-3): Borjan; Blackman, Bajrić, Wimmer, Lovat; Kucka, Kankava, Tolić; Strelec, Abubakari, Marcelli
Aris Limassol vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction
Aris Limassol has the advantage of home turf and is rightfully the favorite in this match. However, we expect Slovan Bratislava to play more defensively due to their favorable result in the first leg, so we can’t confidently predict a win for the home team. Therefore, our suggestion for this match is an Aris victory or a draw, with the addition that there will be at least two goals scored throughout the game.
Kick-off Time: Thursday, 31.08.2023, 7:00 AM Local Time (GMT 0), 19:00 CET
Prediction: Aris Limassol/draw & over 1.5
Odds (when tipped): 1.60
Sportsbook: Ivibet
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