⚽UEFA Conference League Discussion Thread -- 2023/24 | SFs

[3meek]

I liked the game Fiorentina vs Ferencvaros... The odds for Fiorentina to win were 1.5, but they conceded two goals and had a hard time scoring two goals at the end of the match... I thought that Fiorentina would win this game easily, but Ferencvaros proved to be a strong club... Now Fiorentina have two draws and they are in third place...

I dont like Fiorentina this season,they are really bad in all competitions and im glad that i avoided this match because i would have betted that Fiorentina wins. They also got lucky with that 93th minute goal and this gives them hope to try and pass the group but if they play like this they will be eliminated for sure.

Now they are playing really badly in the Conference League, but I think they still have a chance to finish second or even top of the group... In Serie A they are not playing badly, I think they can do the same in the Conference League...

[Franctoshi]

Fiorentina is facing the problem of inconsistency in winning its games which they need to work on, But I do think that hope is not yet lost for them qualifying in their group, as they have only been picking one one point out of the games they've played so far, so if they could step up their game in their upcoming round of matches and get wins, qualifying will be a thing of sure.

[boltz]

Once again Lottery League is back with another round and this time I simply have no idea what to pick because a lot of groups are looking shady and some teams are not playing at full potential so today I won't place any bets but I will have an eye on following teams :

Lille , Paok , Besiktas and Fiorentina where I hope at least Fiorentina will finally manage to win first game and take 3 important points that would place them in front of the Group F.

[MAAManda]

Fiorentina is facing the problem of inconsistency in winning its games which they need to work on, But I do think that hope is not yet lost for them qualifying in their group, as they have only been picking one one point out of the games they've played so far, so if they could step up their game in their upcoming round of matches and get wins, qualifying will be a thing of sure.

Ferencvaros and Genk are not weak teams that Fiorentina can easily beat, even though Fiorentina is actually considered stronger than the two teams. Collecting 2 points from 2 matches isn't a bad result IMO, for this third match they really have to get the full 3 points because their opponent is Cukaricki who's the bottom team in Group F. Playing at home will also be an additional advantage for Fiorentina.

[Avirunes]

Fiorentina is facing the problem of inconsistency in winning its games which they need to work on, But I do think that hope is not yet lost for them qualifying in their group, as they have only been picking one one point out of the games they've played so far, so if they could step up their game in their upcoming round of matches and get wins, qualifying will be a thing of sure.

Ferencvaros and Genk are not weak teams that Fiorentina can easily beat, even though Fiorentina is actually considered stronger than the two teams. Collecting 2 points from 2 matches isn't a bad result IMO, for this third match they really have to get the full 3 points because their opponent is Cukaricki who's the bottom team in Group F. Playing at home will also be an additional advantage for Fiorentina.

Fiorentina are doing well in Serie A though. With performance like that, I feel that Fiorentina should be able to show some dominant form in conference league but so far they haven't been able to make a mark. With now things going tight for Fiorentina to advance in Conference League, I expect them to perform strongly from hereon. Today's opponent Cukaricki shouldn't be a tough one to beat but Fiorentina really should to try to win matches as much as possible from here on out in order to advance to next stage. And the club of that stature should be able to advance to next stage from group stage at least.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I have a bunch of guys I went to school with who I meet up with maybe 3-4 times a year. They are all massive Aston Villa fans, one of them is going tonight……away to Alkmaar. I dunno if anybody saw Alkmaar vs West Ham last season but there was really bad crowd trouble.

He is keeping me up to date on what’s going on so far
No trouble yet but he is heading to the stadium shortly. I hope it’s a good game and Aston Villa win. Hopefully I see him back alive too

[MAAManda]

Ferencvaros and Genk are not weak teams that Fiorentina can easily beat, even though Fiorentina is actually considered stronger than the two teams. Collecting 2 points from 2 matches isn't a bad result IMO, for this third match they really have to get the full 3 points because their opponent is Cukaricki who's the bottom team in Group F. Playing at home will also be an additional advantage for Fiorentina.

Fiorentina are doing well in Serie A though. With performance like that, I feel that Fiorentina should be able to show some dominant form in conference league but so far they haven't been able to make a mark. With now things going tight for Fiorentina to advance in Conference League, I expect them to perform strongly from hereon. Today's opponent Cukaricki shouldn't be a tough one to beat but Fiorentina really should to try to win matches as much as possible from here on out in order to advance to next stage. And the club of that stature should be able to advance to next stage from group stage at least.

This is just the beginning, we know they haven't had bad results in the UECL (2 draws from the 2 games they've played), but it's a truly embarrassing result for a team as big as Fiorentina. As I said before that the current results are the beginning, we'll probably see massive movement from Fiorentina starting from the third match day of the UECL.

[Volgastallion]

Good and "historic" win of Klavsik from Faroe Islands, agains the slovenian team of Olimpija, also first time i see Aston Villa finally playing like they know, and destroying AZ in their home, a solid 4-1 to return to England with 3 point and a+3 in goal diference.

[LTU_btc]

Good and "historic" win of Klavsik from Faroe Islands, agains the slovenian team of Olimpija, also first time i see Aston Villa finally playing like they know, and destroying AZ in their home, a solid 4-1 to return to England with 3 point and a+3 in goal diference.

Wow, that's nice, always happy for success of such small clubs. I already said many times - Klaksvik home ground is one toughest to play. It's already 6th game for them in this European campaign, including qualifiers and they're still undefeated. And after this win they seriously can think about reaching next round.
Aston Villa impressed me, big win against one of Eredivisie title contenders. Unai Emerey is doing great job with this team. He already won many Europea league trophies and chances is high that he can add Conference league trophy to his portfolio.

[snipie]

Once again Lottery League is back with another round and this time I simply have no idea what to pick because a lot of groups are looking shady and some teams are not playing at full potential so today I won't place any bets but I will have an eye on following teams :

Lille , Paok , Besiktas and Fiorentina where I hope at least Fiorentina will finally manage to win first game and take 3 important points that would place them in front of the Group F.

Nice name for the league
I warned later for Bodo game vs Beşiktaş that Bodo used to play in European competitions and might surprise known teams. Unfortunately they lost badly their game and they are sitting alone in the 4th place with 3 points difference from the 2nd and 3rd team..
Fiorentina and Frankfurt destroyed their opponents with a huge result, 6 goals to 0! While Dinamo Zagreb continue its failure strike..

[Rikafip]

While Dinamo Zagreb continue its failure strike..

Dinamo is currently a total mess and I would advise anyone betting on them, no matter the opponent.

This time last year Dinamo would sit comfortably be at the top of the their group with probably all wins, but they had a horrible summer transfer windows in which they sold three out of four best players, with only Petkovic staying who is not the most consistent perofrmer even when healthy and now with him being injured they are without anyone who can score or create a solid chance.

[fzkto]

While Dinamo Zagreb continue its failure strike..

Dinamo is currently a total mess and I would advise anyone betting on them, no matter the opponent.

This time last year Dinamo would sit comfortably be at the top of the their group with probably all wins, but they had a horrible summer transfer windows in which they sold three out of four best players, with only Petkovic staying who is not the most consistent perofrmer even when healthy and now with him being injured they are without anyone who can score or create a solid chance.

Dinamo Zagreb probably still have a chance to stay in the second place, but they play equally badly with the outsiders in the group. They lost 2 out of 3 games and this is a very bad result for Dinamo. I hope they can win the rest of the games.

[Joca97]

Good and "historic" win of Klavsik from Faroe Islands, agains the slovenian team of Olimpija, also first time i see Aston Villa finally playing like they know, and destroying AZ in their home, a solid 4-1 to return to England with 3 point and a+3 in goal diference.

Shocking that a team from Faroe Islands gets points and even wins a match against someone. Few years ago this would have been a miracle and now its just normal. Aston Villa finally plays well in europe and got a win that will secure them the next phase for sure.

[snipie]

While Dinamo Zagreb continue its failure strike..

Dinamo is currently a total mess and I would advise anyone betting on them, no matter the opponent.

This time last year Dinamo would sit comfortably be at the top of the their group with probably all wins, but they had a horrible summer transfer windows in which they sold three out of four best players, with only Petkovic staying who is not the most consistent perofrmer even when healthy and now with him being injured they are without anyone who can score or create a solid chance.

Dinamo Zagreb probably still have a chance to stay in the second place, but they play equally badly with the outsiders in the group. They lost 2 out of 3 games and this is a very bad result for Dinamo. I hope they can win the rest of the games.

Yeah they could stay in the second place since the other both teams aren't that top although they already lost vs Balkani but that was an away game anyway. I don't know if they will play better in the future or not but I am very pessimistic not about their qualification or not to the next stage but about how far they could go in Conference League. I don't expect much from them, their performances dropped badly this year comparing to the previous ones. Even in their domestic league they are the third with 3 defeats in 10 matches. They used to be first and lose 3 to 5 matches during the whole season in the previous years!

[Rikafip]

Dinamo Zagreb probably still have a chance to stay in the second place, but they play equally badly with the outsiders in the group. They lost 2 out of 3 games and this is a very bad result for Dinamo. I hope they can win the rest of the games.

They still have the best chances to finish 2nd (and probably they will) but at this point I am simply avoiding betting on them as at the moment they are completely unpredictable and could lose against anyone.

I've been watching them from the early 90s when my father took me for my first game, and I rarely remember Dinamo being so bad as they are at the moment and most of the problems are due internal power struggle which I don't think will end up anytime soon and until then club will suffer.

Even in their domestic league they are the third with 3 defeats in 10 matches. They used to be first and lose 3 to 5 matches during the whole season in the previous years!

The only reason why Dinamo is not more behind the others is because they are shit as well.

[snipie]

The only reason why Dinamo is not more behind the others is because they are shit as well.

Dinamo have a chance to pass both Astana and Balkani since they got a draw vs each other but of course we know how bad the team is right now. They are facing Plzen and they are 1 goal behind in the first half.
In the other matches, Beşiktaş received one goal vs Bodo. Fiorentina and Frankfurt are leading also with one goal in the first half of the matches.
So far, Plzen, PAOK and Frankfurt guaranteed qualification if the results will end with their victories in today's games.

[boltz]

Another round of Lottery League   and this time we might not see a lot of goals like the previous rounds because games stared slowly this game and whoever played under 3.5 or 4.5 today should be a happy one.

Later on , we have the 2nd half of games and Aston Villa vs Alkmaar should be a good one to watch and maybe even place a bet. I might also take the entire games under 4.5 goals because like I said , I don't feel we will see a lot of goals.  

[Distraction]

The same crisis is still continuing for Besiktas. Senol Gunes left the team untimely although it wasn't his fault that the team were performing poorly. It has been due to the bad management of the president of the team. Now they haven't still found a permanent manager. They are still trying to manage with an caretaker manager who is Burak Yilmaz.

However he is really bad at this job. Therefore the assistant coach Vukas has taken care of the team temporarily. But the team are still a disappointment at the moment.

Besiktas are 2-1 behind against Bodo/Glimt home. If they lose here it is over for them in the Europa Conference League already now.

[casperBGD]

interesting round so far
Plzen lead at home against Dinamo Zagreb few minutes before the end, Besitkas down at home against Bodo/Glimt

second part will matches between Villa and AZ Alkmaar, as well as Ludogorets and Fenerbahce, where Villa and Fenerbahce are pretty much favorites, but matches could go on any side, so goals should be better choice

[Rikafip]

Dinamo have a chance to pass both Astana and Balkani since they got a draw vs each other but of course we know how bad the team is right now.

Yep, Astana vs Balkani draw is the best possible outcome for Dinamo so now eveyrthing is up to them. If they win next two games they are 2nd, and 4 points might be enough if other two teams don't beat Viktoria who secured first position.

Either way, Dinamo fans don't really care much (myself included) about Conference League anymore since and many even want for Dinamo get kicked out of it so they can focus on national championship which is priority at the moment and might be harder than ever to win it.