FC Twente vs Cukaricki -In the third round of the Europa Conference League qualifying, FC Twente will face Cukaricki on Thursday.
The Dutch team will strive to finish after winning 3-1 in Serbia last week. Daan Rots, Michel Vlap, and Joshua Brenet gave FC Twente a commanding advantage in the first half.
However, head coach Ron Jans would have been pleased with his team’s performance and the outcome they achieved.
Stefan Kovac did manage to pull one back after the break to offer the Serbs some optimism going into the reverse leg.
Similar to how Sem Steijn’s injury-time winner launched The Tukkers’ domestic campaign, Jans’s team beat NEC away on Sunday to improve on last season’s fourth-place Eredivisie result.
To guarantee that their European campaign stays on track, they must first watch out for complacency when Cukaricki arrive in Enschede on Thursday.
FC Twente vs Cukaricki – Betting Analysis
This is the deepest Cukaricki have advanced in a European tournament, excluding the 1990s Intertoto Cup, making Thursday’s second leg a free throw for coach Dusan Kerkez.
The team from Belgrade has steadily improved over the past ten years, finishing third four times in the Serbian SuperLiga and taking home the Serbian Cup in 2015.
After last week’s 3-1 home loss to FC Twente, they are unlikely to move to the Europa League group stage this year.
Prior to their travel to the Netherlands, Kerkez will try to relieve his players of any strain because there won’t be much expected of them due to the disparity in financial resources between the two teams.
However, Kovac’s goal left the door slightly ajar, so an early goal in his side’s favour might substantially alter the tone of the match.
FC Twente vs Cukaricki – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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