Europa Conference League
2nd Qualifying Round
FC Košice
24 July
19:00
(IST)
Neman Grodno

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FC Košice vs Neman Grodno: prediction & betting odds 24 July 2025

The first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2025/26 Conference League between Kosice (Slovakia) and Neman (Belarus) will take place on July 24 at the Kosice Football Arena. Kosice vs. Neman: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Kosice

In the last Slovakian championship, the team finished only in fifth place but managed to secure a spot in the Conference League after the club DAC 1904 was disqualified by UEFA. As a result, Kosice will participate in this tournament for the first time. Notably, the last time the Slovakians played in European competitions was in the 2014/15 season, when the team was eliminated in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, failing against Czech side Slovan (0-1, 0-3).


  • The club has not lost in their last five home matches in the Slovak championship (2 wins, 3 draws).
  • At least three goals were scored in 7 of the last 8 home matches in this tournament.
  • Both opponents scored in the last seven home matches of Kosice in the Slovak championship.

Predicted lineup for Kosice (5-4-1)

David Siposh – Matej Madlenak, Jan Krivak, Emilian Metu, Dominik Kruzhlyak, Osman Kakei – Adam Goljan, David Gallowich, Matej Jakubek, Zyen Jones – Vladimir Perisic.

Neman

The Grodno team confidently passed the first qualifying round, defeating Armenian side Urartu on aggregate (2-1, 4-0). As a result, Neman won two consecutive victories for the first time in the Conference League. Additionally, before the second leg against the Armenians, the team had never scored more than two goals in this European competition. It is also worth noting that the Belarusians have kept only two clean sheets in their last six matches in the Conference League.


  • The team has not lost in regular time in 4 of their last 5 away matches in the Conference League (2 wins, 2 draws).
  • The club has not conceded more than one goal in 90 minutes in their last five away matches in this European competition.
  • At least one of the opponents failed to score in regular time in 3 of the last 4 away matches of the Belarusians in the Conference League.

Predicted lineup for Neman (4-5-1)

Maxim Belov – Konstantin Kuchinsky, Egor Parkhomenko, Ivan Sadovnichy, Yuri Pantya – Amantur Shamurzaev, Andrey Yakimov, Egor Zubovich, Mikhail Kozlov, Anton Suchkov – Pavel Savitsky.

Referee

Lionel Chudi (Switzerland)


Matches – 5 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 25;

Average yellow cards per match – 5;

Red cards shown – 0;

Average fouls per match – 23;

Penalties – 20%.

Kosice vs. Neman: Match Prediction

Despite the home advantage, it will be challenging for the Slovakians to achieve a maximum result. Kosice has not participated in European competitions for over ten years, and they qualified for this edition of the Conference League only by finishing fifth in the last Slovak championship. Moreover, the club rarely wins at home in domestic competitions: in their last 15 home matches in the championship, they secured only five victories (7 draws, 3 losses). Additionally, the Slovakians have not played any official matches in the current season yet.


Neman confidently overcame Urartu in the previous qualifying round and generally shows decent results in the Conference League. Even away from home, the Grodno team has previously put up a fight against their opponents: in their last five away matches in this European competition, the club has lost only once (2 draws, 2 wins). Furthermore, the Belarusians have conceded only three goals in this period. I expect another quality performance from Igor Kovalevich's side, so my prediction: "Neman to win or draw"

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