Azerbaijan – Luxembourg : Preview & Prediction
Azerbaijan and Luxembourg play at Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, in a World Cup Qualifier – Europe (Group Stage) match. The record of recent direct clashes favors the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1.
After 1 draw and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 1 point won. In the last match, they lost by (3‑1) in an away match against Serbia, after in the previous match they lost by (0‑3) at home against Republic of Ireland. Azerbaijan has tied 2 and lost 5 of their last 7 home matches for all competitions.
In this competition, you have not won for 7 matches. The team hasn’t been very strong defensively, as they have always conceded goals in the last 7 matches they played in this competition. This is a team that rarely scores first and that only managed to open the scoring in 3 of their last 15 matches, of these 3 they reached halftime with an advantage in 2 but never managed to maintain the advantage until the end of 90’. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in the 8 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Azerbaijan comes for this match after a 3-1 defeat in the Serbian field trip, thus registering the third setback in this qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup: the only goal of the team was signed by Emin Mahmudov. In this home match, coach Giovanni De Biasi should play in the same tactical system as the last game, 3-5-2, with Renat Dadashov and Araz Abdullayev being the forward players of the home team. On the other hand, central midfielder Emin Mahmudov is Azerbaijan’s top scorer with 4 goals scored. Out of this game is Hojjat Haghverdi due to suspension.
The away team is currently in the 3rd position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 4 losses. In the last match, they lost by (5‑0) away against Portugal, after having lost by (0‑1) at home to Serbia in the previous match. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions, Luxembourg has won 3 and lost 6.
For this competition, you don’t win 4 games. The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, as 6 out of 9 ended with Over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 15 matches, they have only turned the score around in the 8 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Luxembourg enters this game with a heavy defeat, by 5-0, on the trip to Portugal, thus registering the second setback in this qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup. In this away game, coach Luc Holtz should keep the team in 4-4-2 with Sebastien Thill and Danel Sinani being the most offensive references. Left wing Gerson Rodrigues is the top scorer in Luxembourg with 3 goals scored. All players are available for this game.
Azerbaijan – Luxembourg : Betting Tips
Azerbaijan – Win Odds: 3.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
