Borac BB and LASK trade tackles in a UEFA Conference League fixture on Thursday at Gradski stadion, Banja Luka.
The hosts will look build on their 2-0 win at Sloga Doboj in the Liga BIH last week. Sloga were reduced to 10 men when Stefan Milosavjevic was sent off in the eighth minute. Stefan Savic and Djordje Despotovic scored second-half goals to help Borac leave with all three points.
LASK, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 2-1 comeback win at Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. They went behind to Moussa Kounfolo Yeo's 62nd-minute strike before Karim Konate's 73rd-minute own goal drew the game level. Maximilian Entrup scored the winner with two minutes left.
The Red-Blues now shift attention to the continent, where their last game was a 2-0 defeat at Vikingur, while LASK drew goalless at home to Cercle Brugge.
The stalemate left them in 30th spot in the Conference League standings, having garnered two points from three games, while Borac are 19th with four points.
Borac BB vs LASK Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Five of LASK's last six competitive games have had goals at both ends, with four producing over 2.5 goals.
- Borac's last five games have seen at least one side fail to score.
- LASK haven't scored more than once in their last eight away European games.
- Borac have won 10 of their last last 13 competitive games, losing one.
Borac BB vs LASK Prediction
Borac's maiden sojourn in the main stage of a UEFA club competition has seen them perform above expectations, as they sit inside the qualification spots for the playoffs.
LASK, for their part, have had a stop-start campaign and are winless in three Conference League games. However, Markus Schopp's side will be full of confidence, having come from behind to claim maximum points against domestic heavyweights Salzburg at the weekend.
Expect the visitors to claim a narrow victory and also keep a clean sheet.
Prediction: Borac 0-1 LASK
Borac BB vs LASK Betting Tips
Tip 1 - LASK to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals