Conference League Quali, 2nd round, first leg, Thursday, 25.07.2024 at 20:45
A St. Patricks Vaduz tip has landed in my crosshairs, which I can only warmly recommend to you. In their respective St. Patricks Vaduz odds, the bookmakers talk about parity. But in my eyes, the two clubs are not quite on a par…
Just as Switzerland enjoys special rights at EU level, special rules apply to the small state of Liechtenstein at FIFA.
The principality does not have an active league system, meaning that the winner of the cup competition, which consists of only seven different clubs, automatically secures the right to compete at international level.
Since the turn of the millennium, the title has always gone to FC Vaduz, with just one exception. The “big club” in the dwarf state has therefore been able to gain a lot of international experience during this period and is still competing in the Swiss Challenge League, the country’s 2nd division.
In the 2022/23 season, FC Vaduz managed to reach the knockout phase of an international competition for the first time by beating Rapid Vienna in the play-offs – even if it was only in the Conference League.
However, the success was not of a lasting nature, as the following season saw the team unexpectedly crash out in the first qualifying round against Belarusian representative FK Nyoman Hrodna. Which Vaduz will we see this time?
In any case, the brand new Challenge League season got off to a clean sheet against Stade Nyonnais at the weekend, although the Liechtenstein side were allowed to play the entire second half of the match with one man more on the pitch…
The challenger to FC Vaduz, meanwhile, is St. Patrick’s Athletic. A club that landed a small coup in May.
The transfer of the youngest Irish national coach Stephen Kenny to the semi-professional League of Ireland is definitely worth more than just a headline on the third page of any sports magazine.
The best argument for a St. Patricks Vaduz betting tip that sees the home side ahead in the first leg, however, concerns their already accumulated competitive experience.
While the new soccer season has only just begun in the rest of Europe, it is almost over in Ireland after just 25 match days
A good argument for not wanting to place a St. Patricks Vaduz bet in conjunction with the Betano promo code, which assumes a win for the home team, is based on the mostly weak performances of the Irish on the international stage.
“The Saints have only won 2 of their last 19 European Cup matches – and that against featherweights of international soccer such as Jeunesse Esch (Luxembourg) and CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria).
The home ground in particular did not offer any additional support. After all, 80 percent of the last ten international qualifying matches in the UCL, EL or UECL were lost at the familiar Richmond Park – and almost always to zero.
FC Vaduz is a slight favorite simply because of its league affiliation – and the fact that the bookmakers don’t seem to agree with this is what makes a corresponding soccer bet, which you can hammer into a sports betting app at any time, so interesting.
With St. Patrick’s Vaduz odds, which read as follows on average from left to right, it’s clear that the bookies wrongly expect a neck-and-neck race: 2.52, 3.15, 2.60.
And that is precisely why it is worth putting your trust in the Liechtenstein team. Especially as a double chance X2 bet, which seems quite safe, also promises interesting odds of around 1.50.
Unfortunately, I can’t provide you with any facts and figures from direct duels, as both clubs will face each other for the first time on Thursday.
However, there are other interesting facts that you could take into account in your St. Patrick’s Vaduz betting tip.
The men from the principality, who take part in international club competitions practically every year, have already faced an Irish representative once before…
For that, we have to travel back to the 2004/05 season, when they faced Longford Town in the first qualifying round of the now-defunct UEFA Cup.
There was no trouble to report back then! The Liechtenstein side sailed into the next round with a 1-0 win and a 3-2 victory, only to be knocked out of the competition by Belgian side KSK Beveren.
Conclusion: Vaduz play in a much higher quality league and also reached the group stage of an international competition two years ago, while St. Patrick’s Athletic have never made it this far.
Although the bookmakers expect an evenly matched duel, it is precisely this aspect that strongly favors a win bet on Vaduz. The Liechtenstein side’s international experience and higher division could make the difference.
However, my St. Patrick’s Vaduz tip plays it safe: Double chance X2
