Prediction: FC Spartak Trnava to win 3-0
Best Odds: 8/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
Newtown AFC and FC Spartak Trnava will face each other in the second leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League this week. The match will be held at Park Hall in Oswestry and is scheduled to kick off at 6pm UK time on Thursday. FC Spartak Trnava won the first leg of the tie 4-1 against Newtown AFC at home.
Newtown AFC
Newtown AFC are a big club in Welsh football. Although they have not won the league title in Wales, they did win the Welsh Cup twice – once in 1879 and again in 1895. Newtown AFC also finished runners-up in the 2011-12 League Cup as as well in the League of Wales in 1996 and 1998. They have never competed beyond the qualifying stages of any European competitions, though.
Chris Hughes’s side finished third in the 2021–22 Cymru Premier table last season with 51 points from 32 matches, as many as 29 points behind winners The New Saints. Newtown AFC will now hope to progress to the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League for next season, but they are facing an uphill battle to do so.
Newtown AFC were hammered 4-1 by FC Spartak Trnava away from home in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League, with Bamidele Yusuf scoring a hat-trick.
Team News:
Newtown AFC have David Jones, Brett Taylor, Callum Roberts, Craig Williams, Henry Cowans, James Walker, Nick Rushton and Aaron Williams all available.
FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava are one of the biggest clubs of Slovakia and one of the most successful clubs in their country. The White Angels have won the Czechoslovak First League title five times, the Czechoslovak Cup on four occasions, the Slovan Super Li once, the Slovak Cup on seven occasions, and the Slovak Super Cup once. FC Spartak Trnava reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1969 and the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club competition in 1973 and 1974.
Michal Gasparík’s side finished third in the 2021–22 Slovak First Football League table with 60 points from 32 matches, as many as 14 points behind winners Slovan Bratislava. They have made a lukewarm to start to the 2022–23 Slovak First Football League campaign, winning one and losing one of their two games.
FC Spartak Trnava hammered Newtown AFC at home in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League and are pretty much certain to go through to the next round of the qualifiers.
Team News:
Dominik Takac, Matej Curma, Kristián Koštrna, Roman Procházka, Alex Iván and Kelvin Owusu Boateng all are available for FC Spartak Trnava.
Key factors to Consider
- Newtown AFC have won 1 of their last 3 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.
- Newtown AFC have lost 2 of their last 3 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.
- FC Spartak Trnava have won 2 of their last 3 competitive matches.
- FC Spartak Trnava have lost 1 of their last 3 competitive matches.
Conclusion
FC Spartak Trnava are a much better team than Newtown AFC, and that was clear in the first leg. The second leg is likely to end in a win for the Slovakian team.
Prediction: FC Spartak Trnava to win 3-0
Best Odds: 8/1
Bookmaker: Betfair
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