Ukrainian journalist Roberto Morales has prepared a forecast for the return match of the qualifications playoff of the Conference League “Servette” — “Shakhtar”.
— It seemed that in the first match “Shakhtar” continued its confrontation with “Panathinaikos”, increasing the advantage but leaving the finishing touches at the same level. As a result, it played a draw with “Servette” (1:1). The Ukrainian Brazilians faced huge difficulties in breaking through the unexpectedly reliable and consolidated (in this match) defense of the Swiss team. 23 shots, six of which were on target, but only one goal scored. The opponent’s efficiency was significantly better — two shots on target, one of which resulted in a goal.
The club from Geneva started the season terribly. Nine matches in all tournaments — and only two victories. One of them was achieved in a meeting with the outsider in the Swiss Cup. On August 11, Joslen Gourvennec took over as head coach — the third manager just this month. Previously, Bojan Dimić temporarily fulfilled the duties after Thomas Häberli.
Under the Frenchman, “The Garnets” lost to the Dutch “Utrecht” and won the cup match against “Dardania Lausanne”, 5:0. However, they managed to draw against the Donetsk team.
Currently, Gourvennec is focusing on strengthening the defense. It was precisely this that let them down in the Champions League qualification against “Victoria Plzen” (1:0 and 1:3) and in the Europa League qualification against “Utrecht” (1:2 and 1:3). In the Swiss championship, “Servette” is in last place, having conceded eight goals in three games. The bet is on a victory for “Shakhtar” and a total of less than 3.5,” said Morales.