Huge quality difference here.
First game finished 1:1, but Kilmarnock had a huge advantage: it was played in the Rugby Park in Scotland, which is artificial turf. Cercle Brugge’s coach was very angry with the pitch, as it was in terrible conditions and not able to develop football professionally, also due to the heavy rain. That’s why although they dominated the game, they weren't able to win.
Cercle Brugge was clearly the favorite to qualify here. However, many of their players weren’t at their best level. They have a much better squad: their value is above 60MM Euros, 6 times more than Kilmarnock (10MM Euros). Brugge has some top players such as striker Kevin Denkey, whose value (16MM) is more than the whole Kilmarnock team.
Denkey was the topscorer in the Jupiler Pro League last season, with 27 goals scored. I expect him to be the main threat upfront here today, as was quiet and made a poor performance in the first game. The young Nigerian winger, Olaigbe, was also the best player in the previous game for me, scoring the goal and making a brilliant performance.
For this fixture they’ll play at home, in a natural and a good pitch, so should be able to impose their quality.
Kilmarnock is a very weak team from the Scotting league. Coach Deren McInnes did a great job in the first game, but now it will be much more difficult. They have a weak squad and finished 4th in the Premiership. Deren McInnes was named the coach of the season, so he is the main star in this team.
Kilmarnock have worse players than Cercle Brugge in each position. In the first game, midfielder Watson was their best player, who also scored the goal, but he is a very average player at only 19 years old. Their best player is winger Danny Armstrong.
Kilmarnock has a very young squad without experience, and surely will struggle in a big and natural pitch like this one. Last season, against Celtic and Rangers (the two best teams in Scotland) were totally outplayed, losing 0:5 and 4:1 in the Championship round.
Furthermore, Cercle Brugge made a better preseason, playing more competitive games against stronger teams like Feyenoord, Monaco or AEK Larnaca, whilst Kilmarnock played against very weak teams like Ayr, TNS or Barrow.
I expect the hosts to dominate this game and win this easily.
这里的质量差别很大。
第一场比赛以1:1结束,但基尔马诺克队有很大的优势:比赛在苏格兰的拉格比公园进行,那是人造草坪。布鲁日的教练对球场非常生气,因为它的条件很糟糕,不能发展足球专业,也因为大雨。这就是为什么尽管他们控制了比赛,但他们没能赢。
布鲁日赛车场显然是晋级的热门球队。然而,他们的许多球员都没有达到最佳水平。他们的阵容要好得多:他们的身价超过6000万欧元,是基尔马诺克(1000万欧元)的6倍。布鲁日有一些顶级球员,如前锋凯文·登基,他的价值(16毫米)超过了整个基尔马诺克队。
登基是上赛季Jupiler职业联赛的最佳射手,打进27球。我希望他今天能成为锋线上的主要威胁,因为他在第一场比赛中表现平平,表现不佳。年轻的尼日利亚边锋奥莱格比也是我在上一场比赛中表现最好的球员,他打进了一球,表现出色。
对于这场比赛,他们将在主场比赛,在一个自然和良好的球场,所以应该能够施加他们的质量。
基尔马诺克是苏格兰联赛中一支实力很弱的球队。德伦·麦金尼斯教练在第一场比赛中做得很好,但现在要困难得多。他们的阵容很弱,在英超排名第四。Deren McInnes被评为本赛季最佳教练,所以他是这支球队的主要明星。
基尔马诺克在每个位置上的球员都不如布鲁日。在第一场比赛中,中场球员沃森是他们最好的球员,他也打进了一球,但他只有19岁,是一个非常普通的球员。他们最好的球员是边锋丹尼·阿姆斯特朗。
基尔马诺克有一支非常年轻的球队,没有经验,肯定会在这样一个大而自然的球场上挣扎。上个赛季,在对阵凯尔特人和流浪者队(苏格兰最好的两支球队)时,我们完全被击败了,在冠军赛中以0:5和4:1输掉了比赛。
此外,布鲁日在季前赛中表现更好,与费耶诺德、摩纳哥或拉纳卡AEK等强队进行了更有竞争力的比赛,而基尔马诺克则与艾尔、TNS或巴罗等实力较弱的球队进行了比赛。
我希望东道主能主宰这场比赛,轻松取胜。