Tuesday, August 15 predictions: there are as many as ten Champions League group qualifying matches, League One and Two are also on the field.
The highlight of this mid-August menu are the Champions League group qualifying matches. Klaksvik, a small club from the Faroe Islands, does not want to stop impressing. After overcoming against all odds the first two rounds of qualifying for the group stage of the continent’s most important event – eliminating Ferencvaros and Hacken – the men coached by Norwegian Magne Hoseth are dreaming of another feat against Molde, beaten 2-1 in the first leg. This time the fairy tale could end in a game of at least three goals total.
Marseille will have to come back from the 1-0 loss in Athens as well: Marcelino’s team risks a resounding elimination but the warm Velodrome crowd should come to their rescue in the most interesting match of this round between the Provençals and Panathinaikos.
Other match predictions
Qualification hangs in the balance in the match between Swiss Servette and Scottish Rangers: in Glasgow it ended 2-1 for Michael Beale’s men, but Tavernier and his teammates cannot underestimate the Swiss, who should score at least one goal.
In contrast, everything was easy for Galatasaray and Psv Eindhoven. The Turks strolled over Slovenians Olimpia Ljubljana a week ago and have a good chance to repeat in Istanbul. Another goleada is also in sight for the Dutch, who in the Netherlands won 4-1 over Sturm.
Predictions: the Seer’s Choice
- Maccabi Haifa scores between two and four goals in Maccabi Haifa-Slovan Bratislava, Champions League, 7 p.m.
Winners
- Molde (in Molde-Klaksvik, Champions League, 7 p.m.)
- Galatasaray (in Galatasaray-NK Olimpia Ljubljana, Champions League, 8 p.m.)
- Marseille (in Marseille-Panathinaikos, Champions League, 9 p.m.)
Matches of at least three goals overall
- Molde-Klaksvik, Champions League, 7 p.m.
- Galatasaray-Olimpia Ljubljana, Champions League, 8:00 p.m.
- Sturm Graz-PSV Eindhoven, Champions League, 8:30 p.m.
- Blackpool-Port Vale, League One, 8:45 p.m.