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Steffen Schmidt - July 24, 2023
Klaksvik vs Hacken
UEFA Champions League Qualification
Date: 26 July 2023, Wednesday
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Vid Djupumyrar (Klaksvik).
Klaksvik made the biggest upset of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round by eliminating Hungarian heavyweights Ferencvaros 3-0 on aggregate.
Faroese champions stunned the Hungarians via a first-half blitzkrieg in the second leg played seven days ago in Budapest.
Arni Frederiksberg bagged two of his team’s three goals inside the inaugural 45 minutes of the affair at Groupama Stadium last week.
Klaksvik have thus kept their net untouched in two clashes with Ferencvaros and they will come into the second round tie against Hacken in the highest of spirits.
The team led by Magne Hoseth are enjoying a phenomenal spell of form in general this season. They have won all 16 games in the new campaign of the domestic league with a goal difference of 44-8 in the process.
Hacken, on the other side, did not have too many problems against the likes of The New Saints at the start of their European adventures this summer.
They advanced 5-1 on aggregate and they now have a great chance to make it to the third qualifying round for the first time in team’s history in the elite continental competition.
Nevertheless, it is worth noting that Hacken have just terminated a four-win streak with a 1-0 loss at Varnamo on Saturday afternoon.
Also, Klaksvik have been anything but naïve rivals for any team in Europe over the last several years, reaching even the playoffs phase of the Europa League qualifications three years ago.
Hacken are second in the Allsvenskan standings with 11 wins in 17 games of the new season. They should have advantage in terms of the quality in this matchup but we can by no means underestimate fantastic defensive performances Klaksvik showed in the opening round against Ferencvaros.
We would not be surprised to see the hosts continuing their European fairytale and we see value in backing them not to lose at the 2.10 odds. Alternatively, we will go with the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the 1.70 odds.
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