Antwerp vs Omonia: The UEFA Europa League qualifiers continue as Royal Antwerp faces Omonia Nicosia on Friday at the home of Royal at Derune, Belgium.
Match Details:
Teams: Royal Antwerp vs Omonia Nicosia
Venue: Derune, Belgium
Date: Friday 26th August, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST Live
Live Link: https://royalantwerpfc.be/
Preview
Omonia Nicosia come into this one on the back of a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Flora in their previous qualification round after it finished 2-2 after regulation time on aggregate.
Fabiano made the save off Reinkort which ensured the Cyprus side took the spoils after a hard fought two legs.
On the other hand, Antwerp were held to a 1-1 draw in their First Division A match against Sporting Charleroi.
Fischer’s goal was cancelled out by Zaroury as both sides shared the spoils.
Antwerp have been inconsistent in recent times and need a stretch of good performances, if they are to get any sort of momentum and desire in their play.
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— Royal Antwerp FC (@official_rafc) August 18, 2021
This is the tie where the winner goes through while the loser drops to the Europa Conference League. It’s now or never as we head to Cyprus.
Neither side has faced each other in an official match before this one.
Form Guide
Omonia: DLLWL
Royal Antwerp: DLLWD
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— Royal Antwerp FC (@official_rafc) August 18, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Flora Tallinn 2-1 Omonia (4-5 Penalties)
Sporting Charleroi 1-1 Royal Antwerp
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Royal Antwerp vs Omonia Nicosia in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either club’s official website.
Team News
Asante and Atiemwen are unavailable for selection for the home side due to long term injuries.
Coopman and Fray are absentees for Antwerp in this match due to a Cruciate ligament and knee injury respectively.
Omonia possible 11:
Fabiano, Rosa, Panayiotou, Lang, Abdullahi, Tzionis, Gomez, Diskerud, Bautheac, Kakoulis and Loizou
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— Royal Antwerp FC (@official_rafc) August 17, 2021
Royal Antwerp possible 11:
Butez, Bataille, De Laet, Buta, Yusuf, Verstraete, Fischer, Gierkens, Benson and Eggestein
Prediction: Omonia 1-1 Royal Antwerp
Neither side are in good form ahead of this clash and there is very little to choose from between the two teams.
We expect a hard-fought draw with everything to play for in the next leg as both sides will aim to seize the initiative.
Players to watch out for: Kakoulis, Loizou, Eggestein and Fischer.
