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Steffen Schmidt - July 10, 2023
Hacken vs TNS
UEFA Champions League Qualification
Date: 12 July 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 18:00 UK / 19:00 CET
Venue: Bravida Arena (Goteborg).
Hacken will make their UEFA Champions League debut this Wednesday when they host TNS in the first qualifying round at Bravida Arena in Goteborg.
The team led by Norwegian manager Per Mathias Hogmo are enjoying some of the best days of their history following the inaugural Allsvenskan title last year.
Hacken backed it up with a commanding journey to the Svenska Cupen trophy with demolishing wins over Norrkoping, Djurgarden, and Mjallby in the process (each by at least three goals difference).
After taking a double domestic crown, it is time for Hacken to make a serious European journey.
They are big favorites in the opening qualifying round against Welsh champions TNS who were eliminated from Champions League by Linfield and Conference League by Vikingur Reykjavik last year.
The fact that the Saints notched no more than one goal in four matches against these outfits last summer says enough about their quality.
Hacken are at least one class above them at the moment and their players should also enter the match in a much better physical form being midway through the new season in the elite tier of Swedish football.
At the moment, the defending Allsvenskan champions are third in the league table, sitting three points shy of leaders Elfsborg who also have a game in hand.
To make things worse for TNS, they did not look great in the latest friendlies, conceding at least two goals in each of three consecutive losses to Linfield, Hailton Academical, and Cardiff City.
The only question ahead of the first leg should be hoe many goals will end up in TNS’ net. The visitors’ back line looked leaky in recent exhibitions and we expect Hacken, who boast the best attacking record in Swedish Allsvenskan), to ease past them on Wednesday.
The hosts are worth backing to win both halves at the 2.10 odds while we also like the 2.80 odds offered for Hacken to win the first half by two or more goals difference.
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