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I expect this to be an efficient game. Neither team stands basically no chance of going through, they are still acquiring players and building the team for next season. This is just a test game for them. Since both teams are from the same league, they will both try and win this.

Annan had the highest goal average in the Scottish fourth division (3,31 goals per game). Their manager is not in charge at Clyde. He will play to win all the cup games. They played 3 test games and 3 overs since he took over. The team wasn't inefficient last season either, far from it (3,14 goals per game). We don't know what kind of approach will Anann's manager have since he has no previous coaching experience but they played 2 overs in 3 test games so far (both 5 goals).

Last season, these teams met 4 times: 2-3, 2-3, 0-1, 2-1. Both games Clyde hosted were overs.

Their results from the League Cup last season saw them record 4 overs in 8 games. That is why we need to be a bit careful. Clyde recorded following results in 4 league cup games last season: 1-2, 0-1, 1-1, 2-1. Annan had 1-2, 0-2, 1-3, 2-0.

The only problem here are last season's league cup results. However, the home manager wants to win this which means they will attack. His former team had goal average of more than 3 in all the seasons he was there. 3 goals here should not be too much of a challenge today for these teams. Details

Given the state of both teams, the 2,5 under is very likely to happen here. Aberdeen scored over one goal in 8 home games this season but they are not very good on the offensive end. In the last two European seasons, they didn't score over 2 goals in 3 out of 6 home games. They didn't score against Skhendia from Macedonia, they scored one goal to Kairat and Maribor (both after the 80th minute), They scored more goals against teams from Luxembourg (2 out of 3 in injury time), Latvia (didn't score until minute 70) and Rijeka from Croatia (in a second leg after a 3-0 win in the first leg). The first Europa League qualifying round was the best indication of there the Scottish teams are at this point. Their teams (Rangers, St Johnstone) failed to score two goals against teams worst than Siroki (teams from Luxembourg and Lithuania). Ever since Sabljic took over at Siroki, they conceded 2 goals in only 3 games - one time three days before an important game, two times when games were played three days after Cup games, which were a priority to them). The team is well-organized, bursting with confidence after great games in the first qualifying round in which they didn't concede any goals in two games. They trust their coach which means they should stick to the plan. The option that Siroki won't lose by 2 goals seem good too. Details

I expect another efficient game for Shakhtar. Even though they conceded less goals than any other team in Ukraine last season, that means nothing at the start of the test period. They have only started preparing and conceded 3 goals to a Germany team from a regional league to show result is not their focus now. I doubt much will change in their approach now.

Bochum used 3 test games so far to get the players efficient. They had the 5th worst defense of the league last season but didn't acquire players to improve that. Instead, they acquired two players for offense and they already scored a lot of goals against weak teams they played so far. In 10 test games that were played this season, they have 9 overs. Their offense should be even better now.
The German team will be motivated today and will probably not try and play a very tactical game aiming to stop the opponents' offense. I think they will use offense to try and settle this.
Shakhtar will want to win too but they are probably tired and will probably change a lot at half time. We should see at least 3 goals. Details

I definitely expect an efficient game. The Czech coach was very unhappy with their last game which his team played badly and failed to score a goal. They scored 65 goals last season in the Czech championship (by far the most efficient team).

Slavia had 6 overs in 5 friendly games of 2017 until the aforementioned goalless draw against the Czech second-tier. Zilina will not play only to stop their attacks since their their best segment is offense. They scored staggering 82 goals in the championship last season. They have 7 overs in the last 8 friendly games. The only under was at two goals. They have 14 overs in 18 games in 2017 in total.

Zilina had two great overs in two friendly games so far. Their defensive problems were especially obvious in that first game (conceded 6 goals). Besides, they were without two starting defenders and top goal keeper. Those will not play this game either. The coach said he will go with a combined team to test the form.
The Czechs lost their top goalkeeper, the Slovaks struggle with defense and their top offensive player is back. Both teams have a final test after this which will be different but this game still allows them different experiments and a more relaxed approach that should result with at least 3 goals. Details

Zeljeznicar's last test game is a good indication of what we can expect today. Both teams play their European games next week and their opponents will most definitely send someone to collect info on their game. It's logical to assume both teams will try and hide some of their plans, especially in offense.

Siroki had 16 unders in 20 games in league and Cup games last season after Sablic took over (was in change at Split before and went 22 for 26 in unders). They finished the season with 11 unders in 12 games. The only over was the second leg Cup game with Zeljeznicar who had to make up for the 0-1 deficit from the first game. That was an away game while the other three overs happened in Siroki. Two of those were convincing wins which I do not expect today. These 4 overs are the only 4 games in which they scored more than one goal per game.

Zeljeznicar had the second lowest goal average in regular season (1,91 goal per game). Things didn't change much as they went into the race for the title (2,10 per game). The fact they had 17 unders in 22 games of the first part of the season says a lot about their game. The visitors are 13-for-16 for under overall in the season and played their overs against three most efficient teams int he league. Also, they lost the player with most assists, acquired a lot of new offense players and will need some time there. They opened the last season with 8 straight unders (2 friendly matches included).

In head-to-head games, the last 6 out of 7 were unders with the only over being the aforementioned Cup second leg.
The problem here is the home team losing top goal keeper and a starting center back. The visitors are without a starting center back and a left back. Be that as it may, this should stay under given both team's game style. Details