Oleksiy Andronov: Dnipro-1 still has to pass the test of copper pipes after the victory over Dynamo

Well-known sports journalist Alexey Andronov shared his prediction for today's match of the Dnipro-1 Conference League - AZ.

Conference League Match. Dnipro-1 will play it not in Poland, as other Ukrainian clubs playing in European competitions do, but in Slovakia. Dnipro had a discouraging start in Europe - they lost two matches to Cypriot AEK. And then they themselves presented a big surprise at the start of the Ukrainian Premier League. Quite unexpectedly, Dnipro-1 beat Dynamo Kiev, after which they managed to win again. So Oleksandr Kucher's team is approaching the European Cup match in a good mood.

But here we must understand that European competitions and AZ Alkmaar in particular are a completely different story. It will be much harder. Dutch teams, as we know, almost never play defensively. So if Dnepr tries to play on a collision course, then it will not end very well for him. Rather, I expect a defensive model from Dnipro.

Overall, I see AZ as the clear favorite after all and I think that Dnipro still has to pass the test of copper pipes after two successes, and especially the victory over Dynamo. So I would bet on the victory of the Dutch club with a handicap (-1) with a coefficient of 1.91. In the end, AZ looked very good in the last match of the Dutch championship and won with a score of 3: 0, "Andronov quotes"Bookmaker Rating ".