Conference League qualifier, 1st round second leg, Thursday, 18.07.2024 at 19:00
After the European Championship is known to be before the new season. For some clubs in the smaller European leagues, this already started the previous week.
The first qualifying rounds for the UEFA competitions are coming up. This includes the second legs of the first round in the Conference League.
My Marsaxlokk Partizani Tirana betting tip reveals who will prevail in this bizarre duel and which bookmakers offer the best odds
That’s why I kind of love the Conference League. The competition is so fundamentally different to the Europa League or even the Champions League.
Even in the group stage, there are teams that have never taken part in a UEFA competition before. KI Klaksvik, for example, came from the Faroe Islands and brought a breath of fresh air with them.
The encounters in the qualifying rounds are a notch higher. There we have two largely unknown teams in the form of the Blues from Malta and Demet e Kuq from Albania.
However, the visitors already had a sniff of competing in the Conference League last season. FK Astana were eliminated in the play-offs
For the Maltese, it would also be their first ever appearance in the finals. However, they still have a long way to go.
The last time they took part in qualifying for the UEFA Cup was in 2008. That was in 2008, making them a difficult team for many fans to assess
They put in a decent performance in the first leg. They didn’t have much of the ball, but still managed to score four times against Albania.
According to the bookmakers at Bet3000, it is doubtful whether they now have the better cards to progress after the 1-1 draw in the first leg. The odds in the Marsaxlokk Partizani Tirana betting tip for the hosts to advance are around 2.30.
However, it is also clear that the Albanians are a force to be reckoned with. We already saw in the group stage of the European Championship that some of them can kick well.
Demat e Kuq were particularly impressive last season with their good defense. They conceded just 29 goals in 36 games during the regular season
The fact that they didn’t end up as champions was due to a narrow defeat against Egnatia in the play-off final. This match was lost 0:1.
After four previous matches without conceding a goal, it was the first they had conceded since then. Can they finally keep a clean sheet this time?
With the top betting providers at Sunmaker, you’ll find odds of around 2.50 for your Marsaxlokk Partizani Tirana bet if the Albanians don’t concede a goal
The visitors will have to watch out for Yuri in any case. The Blues’ Brazilian playmaker was already one of the sources of ideas in midfield in the first leg.
Last season, he scored 15 goals for his team in all competitions and set up a further 11. Mind you, in 29 games
Even if we exclude the individual class of the Maltese league, this is a record that makes you sit up and take notice. The Albanians experienced the same thing a week ago.
However, according to the bookmakers for the Marsaxlokk Partizani Tirana betting tip, it is not very likely that both teams will score. The odds are around 2.00.
In general, we should not prepare ourselves for a footballing treat. As much as I celebrate the fact that both teams have Brazilian and Portuguese players in attack.
It won’t be a festival of chances. There was little compelling forward action in the first leg and that could continue this time.
Therefore, my Marsaxlokk Partizani Tirana betting tip is: There will be less than 2.5 goals