Three points away from the first place in the league Cork City managed to not lose a single game in the last 8 match-ups. KR Reykjavik (Ice) on the other hand made a very strong team this year, aiming for the win.
Cork had an amazing last season, taking an important second place and retrning in the european competitions. This year the presence of John Caulfield's team has been outstanding, experiencing only one defeat (against Dundalk (1-2)). Considering the last few matches (6-2-0) and the great defensive plays.
Their last participation in the Europena championship (2008-2009) was not a great success as they failed to overcome the finnish Jaca, and from the 6 appearances in the UEFA cup they've qualified only twice. After the game with KP they have no championship matches and will be able to prepare undisturbed for rematch in Iceland.
KR Reykjavik on the other hand had a not-too-good season and are now trying to make up for it.They will play against FH Hafnarfjörður this Sunday and I'm sure that they will mainly focus on this match-up. Generally their group is based mainly on the defence and the team has managed to score only 3 goals in the last 4 matches which is a bit discouraging.
To conclude, having in mind the non-defeat streak that Cork has and the excitement of the team who makes a return after 7 years, I believe that they will aim high and easily take the game.They can also remain focused on the 2 games against the Iceland club while the other team has to worry for the game against the team in the first place.
20:45 Cork City – KR Reykjavik
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