Hull City AFC and KSC Lokeren are playing in the Europa League playoff on Thursday and the second leg match for the Tigers is from KC Stadium and the matchup starts at 2:45 pm ET and Hull comes in looking to bounce back after going down 1-0 in the first match and this comes as the UEFA tournament will be moving into the group stage after this and live coverage is from beIN Sport live streaming.
Hull City likely will have a mix of fringe players and vets going, as they have a tough EPL match coming up this weekend and now they are home with the chance to move along to the next stage. The Tigers have been playing well despite some results and they have some promising options to put forward and now they have the chance to get things going after playing in Belgium. The match in Belgium for the first leg was between the first two EPL matches of the season and now there is a good chance that Steve Bruce makes some moves with the lineup for this game.
The Tigers come into the matchup looking to try and get past the 1-0 deficit and they have the chance to do it at home and that gives the team an advantage. Ahmed Elmohamady and Sone Aluko had goals in the last stage for the team to advance here and now they need some players to step up and score to get past their opponents in this stage. The team has started off well in the EPL and now they are trying to make it into the Europa draw for the group stage.
Hull City has a matchup with Aston Villa coming up this weekend and that will be the early game on Sunday. The team then has a game against West Ham and that comes after the team opened with a draw last game out with Stoke and before that they opened with a win over the Queens Park Rangers. Hull City is looking to stay in the mix in the Premier League as well, as they have four points after a win and a draw and if they can keep it going, they will be able to stay in the mix in the top half of the league table, which Tottenham now leads with Chelsea, Man City and Swansea. The team has tough matches over the next couple months, including with Tottenham, Everton and coming up soon against Arsenal and that will be at the Emirates.
To move along in the playoff, Hull City won over AS Trencin and they got two goals at the KC Stadium and ended up winning after allowing a goal in the first two minutes. The team was caught off guard and let that one go, but they were able to bounce back and that put them into the playoff round and now they have the second leg and the chance to get into the group stage. The Champions League just had its draw and this year the Europa League is important, as the winner will get a spot in the UCL next season.
Check here for the Hull City AFC and KSC Lokeren live coverage from the Europa League playoff and second match.
