APOEL Nicosia vs F91 Dudelange Predictions

APOEL ran out 3-0 winners at home to AEL at the weekend, providing the perfect preparation ahead of the start of the Europa League group stage on Thursday. F91 suffered a 1-0 defeat away at Hostert in the Luxembourg National Division and their form heading into Thursday’s match suggests they could end up being the whipping boys of Group A this season.

All of the stats suggest that under 2.5 goals will be scored on Sunday but make APOEL the strong favourites to claim all three points and keep a clean sheet.

These two sides have met before back in 2017 and APOEL have a 100% record against F91 Dudelange, have kept clean sheets in each of their previous two matches against F91 Dudelange, and under 2.5 goals were produced in each of the last two encounters between the pair, which is why we’ve backed a 2-0 win for the hosts on Thursday.

The form and performances of both clubs in recent weeks also adds weight to our prediction for Thursday’s match, as APOEL have won three of their last six matches while F91 Dudelange have lost four of their last six in all competitions. Under 2.5 goals were produced in three of APOEL’s last five matches as well as in F91 Dudelange’s last two away games.

APOEL have kept three clean sheets in their last five attempts and F91 Dudelange have failed to score in their last two away games. F91 Dudelange have conceded at least two goals in four of their last six matches, which explains why we have gone with a 2-0 win for the home side on Thursday, ahead of the 1-0 scoreline that was produced the last two times these clubs locked horns.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Thursday’s group game and have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0 in favour of APOEL. The hosts have won their previous two matches against F91 Dudelange and on each occasion, they kept clean sheets and saw under 2.5 goals scored during the ninety minutes. The visitors’ form is poor heading into this match and we’re expecting F91 Dudelange to attempt to keep things tight at the back and rarely venture forward but we believe they will slip to a defeat in Cyprus.