The first leg of the 2025/26 Europa Conference League first qualifying round between Sutjeska (Montenegro) and Dinamo Brest (Belarus) will take place on July 10 at the City Stadium in Nikšić. Sutjeska vs. Dinamo Brest: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Sutjeska
The team earned the right to play in the Europa Conference League after securing bronze medals in the last Montenegrin Championship. Sutjeska will participate in the ECL for the fourth time, but the club has never advanced beyond the second qualifying round of this European competition. Last season, the Montenegrins did not compete on the European stage.
- The team has not lost in regular time in their last five home matches in the Europa Conference League (3 wins, 2 draws).
- The club has not conceded in 90 minutes in their last five home games in this European competition.
- No more than two goals have been scored in regular time in Sutjeska's last five home matches in the ECL.
Predicted lineup for Sutjeska (4-5-1)
Vladan Giljen – Ognjen Djurovic, Alek Golubovic, Boris Kopitovic, Rados Dedovic – Aleksandar Scekic, Marko Simun, Vasco Kalezic, Medo Jukovic, Vasilije Cavor – Balša Toskovic.
Dinamo Brest
The club will participate in the Europa Conference League thanks to their fourth-place finish in the 2024 season of the Premier League. In the current championship, Dinamo Brest is in sixth place, but they are only four points behind the second position. The Belarusians will play in the ECL for the second time, having previously ended their campaign in the second qualifying round in the 2021/22 season, losing to Viktoria Plzeň (1:2, 1:2) on aggregate.
- The club has not won in regular time in their last five away matches in European competitions (2 draws, 3 losses).
- The team has not scored more than one goal in 90 minutes in their last five away games on the European stage.
- Brest has conceded in regular time in their last five away matches in European competitions.
Predicted lineup for Dinamo Brest (4-3-3)
Mikhail Kozakevich – Maksim Kasarab, Artem Rakhmanov, Nikita Stepanov, Denis Polyakov – Anton Shramchenko, Igor Konovalov, Adewale Oladoye – Mikhail Gordeychuk, Denis Kovalevich, Yegor Korzov.
Referee
Jakob Semler (Austria)
Matches – 12 (Austrian Championship, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 46;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 23;
Penalties – 33%.
Sutjeska vs. Dinamo Brest: Match Prediction
Neither team can boast a strong performance on the European stage. Sutjeska focuses on securing their defense against opponents' attacks and spends little time pushing forward, which affects their scoring. The Montenegrins have played five home matches in the Europa Conference League, scoring only four goals. However, their defense has been solid, as they have not conceded a single goal during this stretch.
Dinamo Brest also struggles in attack when it comes to away matches. The Belarusians have never won away in European competitions and have never scored more than one goal. Moreover, in their last three away games on the European stage, the team has only scored once. Meanwhile, in their last five away European encounters, Brest has only conceded more than one goal twice.
I do not expect many goals in this match, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
