Spartak Trnava v SC Dnipro-1

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Spartak Trnava and Dnipro-1 will both be keen to keep their European dreams alive in the Europa Conference League when they clash at the CITY ARENA – Štadión Antona Malatinského in Slovakia as the battle continues for a place in the group stage proper.

Spartak Trnava have posted a mixed bag of results in recent times as the hosts have picked up just four wins from their last 12 matches in all competitions and this sequence also includes five defeats and three draws as well.

Therefore, the prospects of a straight home win here for Spartak Trnava in this 1st leg suggest this may carry a fair amount of risk attached to it but nevertheless, the hosts have managed to navigate their way through two qualifying rounds of this competition already so they stand a chance of a positive result on home soil here.

Spartak Trnava recorded a comprehensive 5-2 win on aggregate against Latvian outfit, Auda, in the 2nd Qualifying Round and then followed that up with an impressive 4-3 win on aggregate against strong Polish side, Lech Poznan, in the previous round.

These two results will give Spartak Trnava plenty of confidence for this upcoming tussle on home soil where they've lost just three of their last 15 matches overall.

Dnipro-1 have been given a third chance to qualify for a European competition after being bundled out of firstly, the Champions League, and then the Europa League, so this upcoming two-legged tie with Slovakian hosts, Spartak Trnava, is their ‘last chance saloon'.

The visitors enjoyed a positive and successful pre-season as they won four of their five games leading up the start of their domestic season but this is where the success pretty much dried up for the Ukrainian side as they have managed to record just one further win from their subsequent eight matches.

That win came in the form of a 2-1 home win against Polissya in the Ukrainian Premier League but after being bundled out of the Champions League by Panathinaikos by a 5-3 aggregate margin, and then sent crashing out of the Europa League by Slavia Prague in a 4-1 loss on aggregate, this upcoming tie against Sparta Trnava looks like being a tough challenge for the visitors.

Incidentally, four of Dnipro-1's last eight matches overall have also resulted in draws and this should be kept in mind when considering this 1st leg tie at the CITY ARENA – Štadión Antona Malatinského.

Spartak Trnava v Dnipro-1 Verdict This upcoming 1st leg tie could therefore be a tense and low-scoring affair with both teams keen to stay in this play-off tie for as long as possible, so the draw looks appealing here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Draw @ 3.40

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50