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- Competition: Europa League qualification
- Date: Thursday, 31st July 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Stadion Wojska Polskiego (Warsaw)
On Thursday night in Warsaw, Legia will host Ostrava in the second leg of the Europa League qualifications. Last week in the Czech Republic, it was 2-2, so the Polish side has an advantage ahead of the upcoming tie. Can Ostrava challenge Legia? Let's dive into prediction and find out the best betting option.
Legia Warszawa vs Banik Ostrava Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Banik Ostrava
2 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Europa League
The only H2H match between Legia and Ostrava was last week, in the first leg of the Europa League qualifications. The teams were pretty even, so a draw was probably the fairest outcome.
Legia Warsaw team news
Legia Warsaw have a great start to the 2025/26 season. They won four of five matches in all competitions and showed that they have the highest ambitions for the current season. In the previous game, Legia won 2-0 on the road against Korona Kielce. That game was far from easy as the home side had a few solid chances to score, too.
Legia's head coach, Edward Iordanescu, decided to rotate the squad for the match against Korona. He changed seven players who played last week in Ostrava. We should expect Iordanescu to revert to the strongest lineup on Thursday for the Europa League.
Last matches of Legia Warszawa
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Korona Kielce
0 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Ekstraklasa
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Banik Ostrava
2 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Europa League
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Aktobe
0 : 1
Legia Warszawa
Europa League
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Lech Poznan
1 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Super Cup
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Legia Warszawa
1 : 0
Aktobe
Europa League
Legia Warszawa lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Kacper Tobiasz
Defenders
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7
Pawel Wszolek
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24
Jan Ziolkowski
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3
Steve Kapuadi
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19
Ruben Vinagre
Midfielders
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67
Bartosz Kapustka
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8
Rafal Augustyniak
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22
Juergen Elitim
Forwards
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11
Kacper Chodyna
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17
Ilia Shkurin
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25
Ryoya Morishita
Ostrava team news
Ostrava have been disappointing this summer. After only two wins in six preseason matches, Pavel Hapal's team went without a victory in the first two official games. Last weekend, Ostrava started the match against Teplice, but the clash was interrupted in the 24th minute due to heavy rain. At the moment of the interruption, Ostrava was leading by 1-0.
Pavel Hapal opted to rest several regular starters in the match against Teplice. Only five players from the starting XI against Legia featured last weekend, but most first-team regulars are expected to return to the lineup on Thursday night.
Ostrava's Filip Kubala suffered a tough injury in the first match against Legia and will not play for the next few months.
Last matches of Banik Ostrava
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Banik Ostrava
2 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Europa League
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Bohemians 1905
1 : 0
Banik Ostrava
Chance Liga
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Banik Ostrava
2 : 2
Banská Bystrica
Club Friendlies
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Lech Poznan
1 : 2
Banik Ostrava
Club Friendlies 3
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Slavia Praha
3 : 0
Banik Ostrava
Chance Liga
Banik Ostrava lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Dominik Holec
Defenders
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17
Michal Frydrych
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37
Matej Chalus
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6
Karel Pojezny
Midfielders
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9
David Buchta
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5
Jiri Boula
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12
Tomas Rigo
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95
Daniel Holzer
Forwards
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10
Matej Sin
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33
Erik Prekop
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7
Ewerton
Prediction
Legia Warsaw are impressive this season. They won four of five matches and now will have a good opportunity to boost confidence further against struggling Ostrava. The Czech side had only one road game this summer, and in that match, they lost against Bohemians, a team that is significantly below Legia's level. We should expect Legia to win and cover AH -1 spread.
3 Reasons why Legia Warsaw should win and cover AH -1 spread
- Legia Warsaw won four of five matches this season
- Legia Warsaw allowed only three goals in five games this summer
- Ostrava are without a victory in the first two matches this season
Main prediction Legia Warszawa - Banik Ostrava
AH1 (-1)
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