Astana vs Santa Coloma
Europa League Qualification
Date: Thursday, 1 August 2019
Kick-off at 15:00 UK/ 16:00 CET
Venue: Astana Arena (Nur-Sultan).
Although considered a hot favorite to win the first leg, Astana played a goalless draw with Santa Coloma at Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, the first leg. Kazakh failed to impress in Champions League qualification, but they are widely expected to eliminate Andorrans in the Europa League double header.
Astana produced a far better performance at home than on the trip and saw that Santa Coloma failed to find the net in four of their previous five matches in the European League, we were tempted to put our money in Roman Grigorchuk's forces. The Kazakh champion beat Cluj 1-0 at home in the first qualifying round of the Champions League, which is another reason why home wins must be considered. Romanian international Dorin Rotariu, who has scored five goals in the national championship so far this season, is likely to
pose a major threat to opposition defenders.
Astana vs Santa Coloma Head-to-head (h2h)
Only one match has been contested between the two sides.
The match ended with a goalless draw.
Prediction of Astana vs Santa Coloma
The first and most important determinant of this result is the quality of each league that is part of it. While Astana trades in the Kazakhstan Premier League, their colleagues are satisfied with Andorran Primera Divisio who is much weaker.
What's more, the Kazakh club has an advantage at home and also through good performances. Only on the last day did they record a 4-0 win and keep clean sheets in four of their last five matches. At home, they won four of their last five appearances, and ten of their last thirteen. They scored four or more goals in two of their last four attempts in this venue and scored two or more goals in eight of their last thirteen as well.
On the other hand, Coloma have never won in six of their last nine matches overall and lost three of their last four games on the road.
From his appearance, we queued for Wednesday's home win at this EL Qualification.
Astana Betting Tips vs Santa Coloma
To Win Both Parts: Astana @ 1.44 (4/9)
To Win to Nil: Astana @ 1.50 (1/2).
