Östersund v Zorya background
The tip dual teams in UEFA Europa League Group J accommodate in Sweden meaningful a dusk could finish with one of them celebrating a initial ever gift for a European knockout phase.
• Group leaders Östersund will sign a turn of 32 berth with victory, given Zorya, one indicate bashful of their hosts during kick-off, will go by should they win and Hertha do further during Athletic Club in a other organisation fixture.
Previous meetings
• Östersund kick Zorya 2-0 in Lviv on matchday one with second-half goals from Saman Ghoddos and Salisu Abdullhi Gero. It was a initial time possibly bar had faced a organisation from their opponents’ country.
• The 11 games between Ukrainian and Swedish clubs in UEFA foe have lucky a Ukrainian side (W5 D3 L3). Östersund’s win in Lviv was a initial by a Swedish bar on Ukrainian soil.
Form guide
• European newcomers Östersund are dominant during home in Europe, with victories in their initial 4 matches preceding a 2-2 pull with Athletic Club on matchday three – a usually one of those 5 games in that their idea has been breached.
• Zorya have mislaid 5 of their final 6 divided fixtures in European competition, a difference a startle 1-0 feat during Athletic Club on matchday two. Ihor Kharatin’s winning idea in Bilbao is a usually time Zorya have found a net in 5 UEFA Europa League organisation theatre divided games.
• First-time Swedish Cup winners in 2016/17, Östersund have reached a UEFA Europa League organisation theatre in their entrance UEFA campaign, expelling Galatasaray, Fola Esch and PAOK in a subordinate rounds.
• Third in a 2016/17 Ukrainian Premier League, Zorya are featuring in their second unbroken organisation stage; they were incompetent to make a UEFA Europa League turn of 32 final term, unwell to win any of their 6 matches (D2 L4) and scoring usually twice.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Lviv, where Zorya are personification European home games, to Ostersund is around 1,600km.
• Östersund resolved their 2017 Swedish Allsvenskan debate on 5 November. They finished fifth, 14 points behind champions Malmö – the top final fixation in a club’s history.
• Zorya have taken partial in 24 UEFA fixtures to date, while Östersund have played usually ten.
• Suspended for subsequent compare if booked: Fouad Bachirou and Ronald Mukiibi (Östersund).
The coaches
• Englishman Graham Potter has helped drive Östersund from a Swedish fourth tier to a UEFA Europa League given holding a reins in 2011. He played in England’s reduce leagues with teams including Birmingham, Stoke and West Brom.
• Yuriy Vernydub has been in assign during Zorya given stepping adult from his purpose as partner manager in Nov 2011, heading them to fourth and third-placed finishes in a final dual seasons. He was a Russian Cup leader as a Zenit defender in 1999.