Uefa Europa League
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Yeni 4 Eylül Stadyumu - Sivas Thursday 5 November 2020 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Sivasspor Group I - Matchday 3 Qarabağ FK Last updated 03/11/2020 20:27CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Sivasspor - Qarabağ FK Thursday 5 November 2020 - 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Match press kit Yeni 4 Eylül Stadyumu, Sivas Match background Sivasspor and Qarabağ both have their work cut out to qualify from UEFA Europa League Group I after defeats in their opening two fixtures. • The Turkish side's maiden UEFA Europa League group campaign started with a valiant 5-3 defeat at Villarreal but was followed by a 2-1 home loss to Maccabi Tel-Aviv despite the lead given to them by Olarenwaju Kayode's second goal in as many games. Qarabağ, who lost 1-0 to Maccabi on Matchday 1, also took the lead on Matchday 2 through Kwabwena Owusu, only to concede three times in the last ten minutes and go down 3-1 to Villarreal in their temporary home of Istanbul. Previous meetings • This is Sivasspor's first UEFA encounter against a team from Azerbaijan and Qarabağ's first against opposition from Turkey. Form guide Sivasspor • Sivasspor finished fourth in the 2019/20 Turkish Süper Lig to qualify directly for the UEFA Europa League group stage, where they are making their debut, becoming the ninth different club from Turkey to play in the competition proper. • This is only Sivasspor's third experience of European competition. UEFA Intertoto Cup participants in 2008, where they beat Grbalj and lost to Braga, they qualified for the UEFA Champions League in 2009/10 as Süper Lig runners- up but lost their third qualifying round tie to Anderlecht (0-5 a, 3-1 h) before suffering the same fate in the UEFA Europa League play-offs against Shakhtar Donetsk (0-3 h, 0-2 a).
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