On February 17, Beijing time, Thursday's events were mostly cup-based, and we excerpted two of the moderately popular events to make a simple analysis.
In the first game, Borussia Dortmund played Glasgow Wanderers
Borussia Dortmund have been a bit embarrassed lately, with a record of fifteen wins, one draw and six defeats, ranking second in the league. Originally, after Haaland was injured, most fans thought that Dortmund had lost the opportunity to compete with Bayern for the league title, but they did not expect that Bayern had unexpectedly lost to the league promotion Ma Bochum in the last round of the league, and now the point gap between Bayern and Dortmund has once again narrowed to six points, and with twelve rounds of the league and a six-point battle between Dort and Bayern, Dort seems to have rekindled the hope of the title. If Borussia Dortmund can grab points in the games ahead, the team will have a chance to wrestle with Bayern again this season.
In the last five games, Dort's record of three wins and two losses is acceptable. In the last game, the team was 3-0 away from home to the league's mid-to-late United Berlin to score valuable three points. From the perspective of the game process, although haaland is still a high-hanging free card in this game, but the team's second boss Reuss is full of firepower in the first half to dedicate two goals to the team, Berlin United in the first half after eating two sticks in a row, after eating two sticks in a row, the whole game is only 37% of the possession rate, although in the number of shots Berlin United is still one more foot than Dortmund to attack the goal, but in fact, berlin united this field of the forward player is indeed a cold foot, In the end, Dortmund also scored the third goal by Guerrero in the 71st minute of the second half to seal the victory of the game, while Union Berlin could only pay for the forward players who felt cold in this game to end the team's seven-game unbeaten record.
The Glasgow Rangers have been in excellent form this season, currently finishing second in the league with a record of nineteen wins, five draws and two defeats. Originally in the Soviet Premier League, the Celtics have always been competitive and have a bit of a dominant taste, but this season Glasgow Wanderers has given the Celtics great pressure to win the championship, and the current team is only in second place in the league with a one-point difference.
In the last five games, Glasgow Wanderers have a good record of three wins, one draw and one loss. In the last match, the team easily defeated Su B mid-range side Annan Athletic 3-0 in the Scottish FA Cup to qualify. From the perspective of the game process, the two teams are not in a grade at all, the whole game Glasgow Wanderer holds 68% of the possession rate plus 22 feet of the shot can be described as a full range of crushing opponents, in the end although the total score is only 3 to 0, but in fact, the entire second half of Glasgow Wanderer basically completely gave up the attack, the game scene is more like a passing training game within the team, but in fact, it can not be said that Glasgow Wanderer is deliberately releasing water, After all, it makes sense for the team to retain the physical fitness of the main players in the first line for this Europa League.
Personal analysis, the two teams have never intersected in the European game before, but Dortmund's team strength is obviously much stronger than Glasgow Rovers, although Haaland is still highly likely not to play in this game, but with Dortmund's overall strength to win Glasgow Rovers should only be a matter of time. In terms of goals, Dort has scored a total of eight goals in the last three games, the absence of Haaland does not seem to weaken the team's offensive ability too much, and Glasgow Wanderers has scored ten goals in the last three games, the team's offensive end is obviously in a higher competitive state, with the characteristics of Dortmund's attack and strong defense, I believe that the number of goals in this game should not be too small, 3 goals and 4 goals are more reasonable, 5 goals need a certain degree of defense.
In the second game, Red Bull Leipzig played against Real Sociedad
Leipzig have been in good form recently, with a record of ten wins, four draws and eight defeats, ranking fourth in the league. Although Hoffenheim, Freiburg and Union Berlin are all currently behind Leipzig with 34 points, Leipzig's recent team form is clearly the best of these four-place teams. If Leipzig can continue the steady momentum of points grabbing, I believe that the team still has a lot of hope in the fourth queue to finally stand out.
In the last five matches, Leipzig have been in hot form with four wins and one loss. In the last match, the team won four consecutive home games with a 3-1 victory over league powerhouse Cologne. From the perspective of the game process, although the data of the two teams in this game is basically the same, it can be said that there is no obvious gap between the two sides in the game, but Leipzig is undoubtedly much stronger than Cologne in terms of offensive opportunities, and Leipzig even has one less goal than Cologne in terms of the number of shots in the whole game, but the final score of the game is naked 3-1, and even Cologne's final face-saving goals are finally obtained in the final moments of the game when the players in Leipzig are slightly slack. It can be said that Leipzig's victory in this game is indeed the best proof of the team's recent hot state.
Real Sociedad has been in poor form recently, with a record of ten wins, eight draws and five defeats, ranking sixth in the league. At the beginning of the season, Real Sociedad was in hot form, and even stayed at the top of the league table for a while, but because the team was in a third-tier battle this season and the strength of Real Sociedad's substitute players was relatively average, and finally in the case of the third-tier battle, Real Sociedad also began to show a rout in the middle of the season, and now although the team is only one point away from Barca in the Champions League, the difference between Real Sociedad's current team status is also quite difficult to chase.
In the last five matches, Real Sociedad have won two, drawn two and lost one. In the last game, the team beat league weak team Granada 2-0 at home to end its embarrassing record of three consecutive winless games. From the perspective of the game process, Real Sociedad still showed the style of a strong team in this game against the weak teams in the league, and real sociedad held 63% of the possession rate plus 10 goals to crush Granada to death, although the team's recent offensive ability was somewhat sluggish, but it was still quite effective in the face of Granada's already weak defensive ability, and finally Real Sociedad scored a goal in the first and second half and took away valuable three points.
Personal analysis, these two teams have not met in the Europa League before, but from the two sides are the four teams of their respective leagues, it is not difficult to see that the strength of the two teams should be between Bo Zhong, but from the recent state of the two teams, Leipzig's competitive state is undoubtedly slightly better than Real Sociedad, I believe that leipzig at least at home in this game should be able to get a draw. Some friends here may find it strange, why didn't Leipzig get a point just by taking three points but getting one since the team is in better shape than Real Sociedad?
As we all know, the Europa League has always been a hotbed of unpopularity, these two teams are the strong teams of the league, in fact, no matter which side ultimately wins, it is reasonable, so since it is a two-legged contest to divide who wins the final promotion, why do the two sides choose to fight each other's bayonets at this juncture when the situation of the competition for the fourth is so sticky? Winning a draw first, waiting until the next round of the two league games is clearer, and then facing each other in the second meeting, is obviously the most ideal choice for both teams. In terms of the number of goals, since we analyze the route to go in the direction that the two sides will choose to leave each other to focus on the league, the number of goals scored in this game should not be too much, 1 goal and 2 goals should be more reasonable, and 0 goals need a certain degree of defense.