"Sheriff is not a weak team."
This was said by Jahangir Hasanzade, a former Azerbaijan national team player who was a guest of Idman Bizde.
The 44-year-old veteran goalkeeper assessed the chances of Zira matches against Sheriff in the first qualifying round of the Europa League. He said that in the first match that will be held today, the teams will prefer careful football: "As we are used to in the match in Moldova, the home team will be on the attack. The visitors will defend and rely on counter-attacks. Zira's game style is suitable for this. I don't think that will change in the short term. Since the game is away, our representative will be more defensive. They will have to rely on quick counter-attacks or set pieces. After the first game, the intrigue will be preserved in the 2nd match. I do not believe that Sheriff will win a big victory in Tiraspol. I want Zira to win by a big margin. But that doesn't seem real either. Let's take into account that Zira is one of the teams that scored the fewest goals and conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League. Now they have bought a new striker. Maybe he will bring luck to the team. I think that the struggle of the match will remain after the 1st game."
Hasanzade thinks that Zira is the favorite in the pair: "I can say for sure that Zira have the 60 percent advantage. Here also, the fundamental renewal of Sheriff does not indicate that it will give good results in the short term. They will also need some time to show the football they want and get good results in the next season. This will be useful for Zira".
The Sheriff - Zira match will start today at 21:00.
Emin Aga
Idman.biz
