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Aron Wright - July 17, 2018
Coleraine vs Spartak Subotica
Europa League First qualifying round
Date: Thursday, 19 July 2018
Kick-Off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: The Showgrounds (Coleraine).
Coleraine went to Novi Sad last week with a point to prove and they almost snatched a victory against Spartak Subotica until an injury time goal put the scores level to 1-1.
The Northern Irish side are a semi-professional side, but their discipline and fighting mentality was evident in such an important away fixture.
Despite Spartak Subotica having a far superior side, this tie now hang in the perfect balance.
The reason being Coleraine’s brilliant home form in the foregone season where they finished unbeaten in both home and away matches at the Showgrounds.
Meantime, Subotica were part of a disastrous away run at the tail end of 2017/2018 season, finishing the campaign with 7 defeats in the space of 10 games. On top of that, they conceded 2 or more goals in 7 of those outings.
The sides haven’t met in a competitive match other than the 1-1 stalemate they played out last week.
As we mentioned earlier, this tie hang in the perfect balance after the Northern Irish side battled out a 1-1 draw in the away leg at Serbia.
Coleraine’s excellent home form and Subotica’s defensive woes on the road set the perfect pitch for an exciting contest here.
Thus, punters can expect goals in this contest, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the hosts ended up progressing to the next round.
Both teams to Score at the odds of 2.10 has the potential to be a banker.
Punters chasing long shot can back the full-time draw for 4.04 odd.
