Lincoln Red Imps vs Omonia - prediction, team news, lineups

Lincoln Red Imps volition beryllium aiming to marque location vantage number erstwhile they invited Omonia Nicosia to Europa Sports Park for the archetypal limb of their Europa League qualifying playoff necktie connected Thursday.

Both sides dropped into the Europa League aft suffering elimination successful the Champions League qualifiers, with Lincoln Red Imps losing to Mjallby AIF, portion Omonia were edged retired by Kairat successful the 2nd qualifying round.

Match preview

The Red Imps are the reigning champions of Gibraltar and made an encouraging commencement to their Champions League qualifying campaign.

Juan Manuel Pavon's broadside eased past Andorran outfit Inter Club d'Escaldes 4-2 connected aggregate successful the opening qualifying circular earlier their European travel was halted by Mjallby AIF.

The Gibraltarians suffered a 3-0 decision successful the archetypal limb successful Sweden and were past held to a goalless gully connected location soil, ending their Champions League hopes astatine the 2nd qualifying stage.

Lincoln caput into Thursday's contention without a triumph successful their past 3 European matches, though they stay unbeaten successful their erstwhile 10 location games crossed each competitions.

Omonia are the reigning Cypriot champions aft storming to the league rubric past season, finishing 18 points wide of second-placed AEK Larnaca.

The Queen returned to the Champions League aft a lengthy absence, but their run was brought to an abrupt extremity by Kairat successful the 2nd qualifying round.

Omonia looked good placed to advancement aft securing a 1-0 triumph successful the archetypal limb astatine home, lone for Kairat to overturn the shortage successful Kazakhstan and unit other time.

Edmilson's first-half onslaught levelled the necktie connected aggregate, and with neither broadside capable to find a decisive extremity thereafter, the contention was settled by a punishment shootout, wherever Omonia suffered a heartbreaking 6-5 defeat.

Lincoln Red Imps Europa League form:

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Lincoln Red Imps signifier (all competitions):

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Omonia Europa League form:

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Omonia signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Pavon opted to regenerate first-choice goalkeeper Jaylan Hankins aft a hard first-leg show against Mjallby, handing Nauzet Garcia the gloves for the instrumentality fixture.

Garcia is expected to clasp his spot betwixt the posts, portion Nano, Facu Alvarez and Manu Toledano volition each beryllium hoping to adhd to their extremity tallies aft uncovering the nett during Lincoln's Champions League qualifying campaign.

Omonia volition beryllium without respective cardinal players done suspension, including Andronikos Kakoullis and Senou Coulibaly, some of whom were shown reddish cards successful the 2nd limb against Kairat.

Loic Nego, meanwhile, is disposable again aft serving his suspension pursuing the dismissal helium received successful the archetypal limb and is expected to instrumentality to the visitors' starting lineup.

Lincoln Red Imps imaginable starting lineup:

Garcia; Eersteling, Lopes, Rutjens; Toni, Joe, Mandi, Alvarez, Nano; Toledano, Gomez

Omonia imaginable starting lineup:

Fabiano; Pepis, Panagiotou, Balkovec, Simic; Maric, Mayambela, Andreou, Costa; Montnor, Tankovic

We say: Lincoln Red Imps 1-0 Omonia

Lincoln Red Imps person turned Europa Sports Park into a hard venue for visiting sides, and their awesome location grounds gives them each accidental of taking a constrictive vantage into the instrumentality leg.

Omonia person greater European pedigree, but the lack of respective cardinal players done suspension could beryllium costly, and we are backing the Gibraltarians to borderline a intimately fought archetypal leg.

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