Universitatea Cluj – PAOK Thessaloniki

After last season Universitatea Cluj was very close to promotion in Liga I and this year the “red caps” aim to be placed in the first two teams in the second league. In order to accomplish this goal, the team trained by Bogdan Lobont will prepare for a friendly match against Greek champion, PAOK Thessaloniki.

The difference between the two clubs is immense, PAOK has split this summer with Razvan Lucescu after winning the title in the Greek championship after a 34-year break and the new manager is Abel Ferreira, a technician who has already prepared Braga. In the PAOK squad is evolving some of the most valuable players in the Greek championship, so in today’s game we will be able to watch Douglas Augusto, Dimitrios Pelkas, Leo Jaba and Sverrir Ingi Ingason.

The club’s board in Thessaloniki wants PAOK to win a qualification in the UEFA Champions League group stage and win the title of Greek champion again. Among the most important players at the Universitatea Cluj are Dorin Goga, Gabriel Giurgiu, George Florescu and Laszlo Sepsi. Even if this is a friendly match, bettors should rely on the success of the Greeks that is quoted with 1.50 and it is a very generous prognosis considering all the advantages enjoyed by PAOK.

FC Voluntari – Sepsi

The Romanian Championship will start with a match between two close teams that promise to give us a good game. FC Voluntari will be the host of this game where the three points will count a lot for the host team and for Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe, a club that is in the third season in Liga I. In the previous season Sepsi managed to avoids the relegation emotions, succeeding an unexpected qualification in the championship’s Play-off phase.

Even though Sepsi achieved a single win in the championship in 2019, the accumulated experience helped Csaba Laszlo’s footballers. Among the most dangerous players of our guests we will notice Istvan Fulop, Dylan Flores, Florin Stefan and Gabriel Vasvari. It should also be mentioned that the team from Sfantu Gheorghe had several changes this summer and some players from abroad were transferred.

FC Voluntari is led this season by Italian manager Cristiano Bergodi and the experience of the players is the biggest advantage of the hosts. In the last direct game, FC Voluntari win with a 4-2 score and in this match the option of over 1.5 goals scored, quoted with 1.50, is the safest option because we expect a very balanced duel in which both teams have the chance to win .

Time	Flag	Country	Sport	Competitions	Teams	Tip	Odds	Results
15:45		Europe		Europa League	Ventspils – Teuta	1x	1.20	3-0
16:30		Europe		Europa League	Narva – Buducnost	x2	1.20	0-2
17:00		Europe		Europa League	Sabail – U. Craiova	x2	1.22	2-3
18:00		Europe		Europa League	Brann – S. Rovers	1	1.33	2-2
18:00		Europe		Europa League	Crusaders – B36 Torshvan	over 1.5	1.23	2-0
18:00		Europe		Europa League	Molde – KR Reykajavik	1	1.28	7-1
18:00		Europe		Europa League	Speranta N. – N. Baku	2	1.44	0-3
19:30		Europe		Europa League	FCSB – Milsami	under 4.5	1.23	2-0
19:30		Europe		Europa League	Zeta – MOL Vidi	2	1.50	1-5
19:45		Europe		Europa League	St. Patricks – Norrkoping	over 1.5	1.23	0-2
21:00		Europe		Europa League	Breidablik – Vaduz	over 1.5	1.22	0-0
21:00		Europe		Europa League	Stjarnan – Levadia	1x	1.22	2-1
13:00		England		WTA – Wimbledon	Svitolina E. – Halep S.	2	1.44	0-2

Final odd: 25.76

Algeria – Ivory Coast

Bettors will have today many matches available to choose from , and one of the most interesting games will be played on the Suez Stadium, where Algeria and Ivory Coast will compete for a qualification in the semifinals of the competition. The two teams have been considered since the start of the tournament among favorites to win the trophy and Algeria managed to win all the matches of this African Cup edition without conceding any goal.

Ivory Coast has suffered a single defeat in the game against Morocco and will meet today one of the most organized defenses in the African continent. We must also mention that Algeria has 10 consecutive matches without any defeat and this performance will give an excellent moral to squad before this meeting. Among the most remarkable Algerian players we will name Youcef Atal, Sofiane Feghouli, Riyad Mahrez and Yacine Brahimi.

The last confrontation between Algeria and Ivory Coast took place in 2015 in the quarterfinals of the African Cup and in that match Ivory Coast won with a score of 3-1. It is difficult to predict the team that will get the qualifying in the semi-finals, but we must expect a tight match in which the option under 2.5 goals scored, rated 1.45, may be the best choice for bettors.

FCSB – Milsami

The first Europa League match for Romania’s vice-champion, FCSB, will be against an opponent from Moldova, Milsami Orhei, a modest team without too many claims that will have an almost imppossible mission in today’s confrontation. Milsami stood out on the Moldavian football scene in 2012 when they won the first Moldavian Cup and in 2015 Milsami managed to break the dominance of Sheriff Tiraspol and win the title of champion.

Milsami finished last season on second place in the Moldavian Championship, but we must not miss the difference between the level of clubs in Romania and Moldova. FCSB prepared this summer with a couple of friendly matches against Romanian football teams, and the physical condition of the players should be optimal for European matches. We will also mention that the most talented footballers from FCSB evolved this summer at the Under21 European Championship and managed to reach the semifinals of the competition.

The betting agencies see the Moldavian team as a certain victim in this confrontation, but the bettors should also be aware about the motivation and the concentration of the players. In these circumstances, we do not expect a very high score difference, for a 1.75 odds bet, we should count on the score under 4.5 goals scored because Milsami will try to defend itself as effectively as possible.

Nigeria – South Africa

One of Africa’s most surprising team is the South African national representative, a team that managed to score just 2 goals at this tournament, but will play against Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the competition. For the South African team, the most unexpected result was the victory against the tournament hosts, Egypt, a match in which South Africans had a ball possession of only 37%.

Considering these details, it would be no surprise if today Nigeria will dominate the game and South Africa will wait a counter-attack to surprise the opponents. South Africa is one of the few national teams participating at this tournament that has a squad in which most of the footballers are evolving into the domestic championship, which means that the homogeneity of the South Africa team is much higher than that of Nigeria.

Unlike national Bafana Bafana, there are only one footballer in the Nigerian team who evolves in the domestic championship, but there are more players in the strongest competitions in Europe. Nigeria has not defeated South Africa since 2014, although there have been several games between the two sides and today we are proposing bettors to rely on Nigerian victory at 2.00 because South Africa can no longer be underestimated at this stage of the competition.

Time	Flag	Country	Sport	Competitions	Teams	Tip	Odds	Results
20:00		Africa		Africa C.of N.	Nigeria – South Africa	1x	1.20	2-1
19:00		Europe		Champions League	Ferencvaros – Ludogorets	under 3.5	1.20	2-1
19:15		Europe		Champions League	Slovan B. – Sutjeska	over 1.5	1.24	1-1
19:45		Europe		Champions League	Dundalk – Riga FC	1x	1.20	0-0
21:00		Europe		Champions League	Valur – Maribor	x2	1.22	0-3
16:55		Europe		Europa League	J. Esch – Tobol	over 1.5	1.23	0-0
14:30		Africa		CECAFA Clubs Cup	KMKM – AS Maniema	2	1.60	0-2
23:15		Brazil		Copa do Brasil	Gremio – Bahia	1	1.53	1-1
19:00		Europe		Uhren Cup	Young Boys – Frankfurt	x2	1.22	5-1
18:00		Norway		Eliteserien	Odd – Stabaek	1	1.36	2-1
16:00		World		Club Friendly	Legnica – Polkowice	1	1.36	4-1
19:45		World		Club Friendly	Hitchin – Stevenage	2	1.36	0-3
13:00		England		ATP – Wimbledon	Djokovic N. – Goffin D.	1	1.20	3-0

Final odd: 28.98