Sheriff Tiraspol want to surprise again
The contrasts in the UEFA Champions League could hardly be greater. Real Madrid, the record winners in this competition, will meet Sheriff Tiraspol. The guests are the first participant in the top flight to come from the Republic of Moldova. And in their first match, Sheriff have already managed to pick up three points.
Not surprisingly, ahead of the Real Madrid vs Sheriff Tiraspol match, the odds point to the hostsabsolutely clear favourites Real Madrid are internationally experienced and a very strong team. The visitors are clearly inferior individually at every position in the squad.
Spain Real Madrid – Statistics & current form
The 2021/22 season is going very well for Real Madrid so far. Carlo Ancelotti has visibly breathed life into the team and even if not everything is working yet, the first impressions are good. The royals have remained unbeaten in all their games so far. At the weekend, they drew 0-0 against Villarreal. In La Liga, Real is in the top group and ahead of Atletico and FC Barcelona. That is a very good first interim result.
The royals love the Champions League anyway. Real Madrid could become the first team to win 100 home games. So far, Real Madrid have 99 wins at home, against Sheriff Tiraspol it would be surprising if the mark did not fall. The betting odds before the Real Madrid vs. Sheriff Tiraspol match are clear: The home side is clearly favoured
However, Real Madrid has often had experiences in the Champions League that have increased their respect for outsiders. Donetsk won against Real last season, and the royals also lost 3-0 at home to ZSKA Moscow a few years ago. So caution is advised.
Real Madrid will not want to show any weakness
The hosts have been a force to be reckoned with in the top flight, especially at home. Only in one of the last 37 home games, in the aforementioned match against ZSKA Moscow, did the royals fail to score. Under Carlo Ancelotti, the attack, especially Karim Benzema, is in a scoring mood anyway. The Frenchman has already scored eight goals, four times Real Madrid have scored three or more goals in a match.
A big win is quite possible, and a high-scoring game is also realistic, so our value tip is that more than 3.5 goals will be scored
In any case, the superiority is very clear, on paper the host has the clear nose in front. For this reason, our prediction before the Real Madrid vs. Sheriff Tiraspol match is that the Spaniards will win by more than a two-goal difference.
Predicted Real Madrid line-up:
Courtois – Vazquez, Militao, Alaba, Gutierrez – Casemiro, Valverde, Kroos – Asensio, Vinicius Junior, Benzema
Last matches played by Real Madrid:
Moldova, Republic of Sheriff Tiraspol – Statistics & current form
On the first matchday of the Champions League group stage, the team from the Republic of Moldova beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 with just 25% possession. No team has ever managed such a victory with such a yield. This shows that the team has quality.
The distribution of roles is clear, of course, even with a draw, the odds of the bookmakers are already in double figures Actually, the guests have no chance, but Sheriff Tiraspol still wants to present itself well. In the domestic league, they had a very clear 7:0 victory at the weekend. All in all, the guests are in very good form.
Sheriff Tiraspol: A goal at the Bernabeu as a goal
Of the 18 competitive games the club has played so far, Sheriff Tiraspol have not lost 17. That is a very good quota, especially since teams like Dinamo Zagreb were also eliminated in the Champions League qualifiers. The guests from the Republic of Moldova can therefore conceal their individual inferiority very well.
But can they do the same at the Bernabeu? Scoring a goal here would be an absolute sensation for the outsiders. However, seven times this season they have managed to score three or more goals in a match, so even that is not completely out of the question.
Ukrainian coach Vernydub is likely to send his team out on the field relatively offensively, as he has done in the league and in the games so far. Even against Zagreb and Donetsk, there were no major adjustments, so that is not to be expected this time either. Pinpricks in the forward play should at least relieve the great pressure of the favourites in the meantime.
Overall, however, there is too much to be said for a clear victory for the home side. Therefore, before the Real Madrid vs. Sheriff Tiraspol match, our tip is that the royals will win with more than one goal difference.
Predicted line-up of Sheriff Tiraspol:
Athanasiadis – Constanza, Arboleda, Dulanto, Cristiano – Petro, Kyabou, Thill, Kolovos, Adama – Castaneda
Last matches played by Sheriff Tiraspol:
Real Madrid – Sheriff Tiraspol Direct comparison / H2H balance
Neither team has faced each other in a head-to-head match in their history
Spain Real Madrid – Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova, Republic of Tipp
Easily the biggest underdog in the Champions League travels to Madrid to play at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid are the heavy favourites in this match and will be looking to cap off their very good start to the season so far with their second win in the Champions League
The chances of an unchallenged victory against a but certainly motivated opponent are good. The offence is in form, the defence is getting better and better. That’s why, before the Real Madrid vs. Sheriff Tiraspol match, our tip at lucrative odds is that Real will take the three points with more than a two-goal difference
