Partizan vs Sheriff Prediction, Tips & Odds – Feb. 23, 2023
Partizan vs Sheriff Prediction 23.02.2023. On Thursday from 18:45 at their stadium, Partizan from Belgrade will have the opportunity to confirm their place in the round of 16 of the Conference League against Sheriff.
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Partizan vs Sheriff Odds
Partizan vs Sheriff 1×2: 1.90/3.30/4.50
Over/Under (2.5): 2.25/1.61
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook.
Partizan Team News
If we are going to be objective, we have to say that Partizan “survived” the match in Chisinau. The “black and white” from Belgrade defended themselves during most of the game, and Sheriff’s field dominance was particularly visible in the first half. Nevertheless, Ricardo Gomes scored the match’s only goal at the end of the first part of the game, so Partizan welcomes the guests with a goal advantage.
Since Partizan has not been convincing lately, we are not too sure that that one goal advantage from Chisinau is a capital advantage that is not attainable. All the more so because Aleksandar Popović defended masterfully in the first game and thus “covered” huge holes in his team’s defensive line.
If Partizan set focus on defensive, they will have problems in this match because it is hard to expect the visitors to be imprecise again, like in the first duel seven days ago.
Sheriff Team News
The team from Moldova controlled the situation on the field for more than 80 minutes in the first match against Partizan. Almost every shot of the Sheriff players went into the Partizan goal, and it is truly a miracle that not a single ball entered the goal. Despite the one-goal deficit, the guests still have pretty decent chances for further placement.
The Sheriff players must be offensive from the first minute because they are “chasing” the result. The team from Moldova is favored by the fact that the home team’s defensive line will be weakened, which is just an additional motive for increased aggressiveness in the attack.
Since the visiting team does not have much to lose and is forced to play a more open style, this could open holes in the defense, and Partizan’s wing players have often realized such opportunities in the right way this season.
Partizan vs Sheriff H2H
These two teams have played 3 mutual duels so far. It is interesting to note that Partizan triumphed all three times, with an identical score of 1:0.
Injuries and suspensions
Partizan: Vujacic, Andrade, Natho.
Sheriff: Ouatarra (?)
Partizan vs Sheriff Prediction
Bibars Natho will miss this game, which is a massive handicap for Partizan. His replacement will be Danilo Pantic, a player who has not played a single game for months because he was injured. This information does not instill confidence in the home team players, and when we add to that that Igor Vujacic will be out of the squad (red card in the first match), we will not dare to declare Partizan the absolute favorite.
The first match was played without the audience’s presence, and this time the situation will not be drastically different either because by the time of writing this text, not too many tickets have been sold. In translation, this means that Partizan will not have the fervent support from the stands that it deserves.
History has taught us that the Partizan team in such matches has problems with self-confidence (the game against Augsburg in 2015 is the best example), and for this reason, the “black and white” must not “defend” the advantage from the first match, but must with one or two goals in the opponent’s net to try to show that they are a better team and that they deserve a place in the round of 16.
If there is panic, as was the case before, we will not be surprised by a goal from the guests in the early stages of the match, especially since we are not convinced that Aleksandar Popovic can defend his goal again like in the first game.
This could be a much more open game than a week ago. The guests have to attack because they are “chasing” the result, and since the home players are not unfamiliar with scoring goals from counterattacks, we will go against the bookies here and predict goals.
23.02.2023 6:45 PM Local time GMT +1 or 18:45 CET / Over 0 goals HT & Total Over 1 goals / 1.83 / bet365
