Linfield FC vs FC Zurich Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 01/08/2022, 23:00  by Daniel Ngulu in Europa League Predictions

Linfield are coming from a heavy beating at the hands of Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League and dropping down to the Europa League, they will be seeking a better outing at home to Zurich. The two face off in the third qualification stage of the Europa League, with Linfield hosting the first leg on the back of an 8-0 loss to Bodo/Glimt. With the Northern Ireland league yet to start, Linfield have relied on friendly matches to prepare for their continental matches, and it was all going well until they traveled to Bodo/Glimt. They come into this game with one loss in the last five matches. In the earlier four matches, they scored two or more goals in three and kept three clean sheets. They’ve only failed to score once in the last five matches.

Zurich, on their part, haven't had a great run ahead of this game and they were also dumped out of the UEFA Champions League. Theirs was a softer defeat though – a 5-4 aggregate loss to Qarabag. One thing they will want to correct is the leaky defence. They haven't won any of their last five matches and in those five games, Zurich have conceded two or more goals four times. They have just one clean sheet in these five matches and three times in that run, they have failed to score. Zurich’s run of form is poor even domestically, having played three matches so far and won none, leaving them 10th in the league standings with just one point.