Despite it being July, which is generally not the best time for football and certainly the most unpredictable, there are some matches worth watching. Conference League predictions for July 23: three winners and two ‘over’ bets
The Conference League, starting from the second qualifying round, also divides teams into two paths: the Champions Path and the Play-In Path. In the former, for example, two teams that have just been relegated from the preliminary rounds of the Champions League will face each other: Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana, surprisingly sent home by Kazakh side Kairat Almaty, and Andorran side Inter d’Escaldes, who went out with their heads held high against FCSB, the ‘heir’ to the old Steaua Bucharest.
It was inevitably a huge disappointment for Olimpia Ljubljana: after reaching the play-offs for the last 16 in last season’s Conference League, more was expected, but Jorge Simao’s men not only failed to win in Kazakhstan, they were completely overwhelmed by their opponents (2-0, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg).
Inter d’Escaldes, on the other hand, had little hope against FCSB, but in the return leg they achieved a remarkable victory, beating the Romanians 2-1 and threatening to reopen the qualification race.
In our opinion, the Andorrans will also return empty-handed from Slovenia, but it would not be a surprise if they scored at least one goal in a match with at least three goals in total. Also coming from the Champions League are the Welsh side TNS and the Luxembourg side Differdange: The New Saints came off worst after a hard-fought doubleheader with the North Macedonians of Shkendija, who won in extra time (0-0 and 2-1); Differdange had to surrender to the more determined Kosovars of Drita, who won both the first leg (1-0) and the second leg (2-3). The match could prove to be evenly balanced, although the Welsh remain superior in almost every respect and will try to seal qualification in front of their home crowd.
Predictions for the other matches
The Montenegrins of Buducnost are also looking for revenge. Their Champions League campaign came to an abrupt end with a narrow defeat (1-0) in the first leg in Armenia against Noah, and their comeback plans were thwarted in the second leg (2-2).
Things should be different in the first of two matches against Moldovan side Milsami, who lost out to Finnish side KuPS (1-0 and 0-0) in the Champions League: the home side are favorites in the match in Podgorica.
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Silkeborg makes its debut in the Conference League preliminaries. The Scandinavians, coming off a shocking start at home (3-0 against Brondby), will most likely achieve a big win against the modest Icelandic side Akureyri, also making their debut in the competition. Finally, in Azerbaijan, Zira could manage to hold back the more highly rated Hajduk Split, coached by Gennaro Gattuso last season.
The total number of goals is likely to be less than three.
Conference League: possible winners
Olimpia Ljubljana (in Olimpia Ljubljana-Inter Club d’Escaldes)
TNS (in TNS-Differdange)
Buducnost (in Buducnost-Milsami)
Matches with at least three goals in total
Silkeborg-Akureyri
Olimpija Ljubljana-Inter Club d’Escaldes
Conference League: the match with less than three goals in total
Zira-Hajduk Split
Odds comparison
TNS victory is priced at 1.77 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and at 1.75 on Snai. The “Over 2.5” bet in Olimpia Ljubljana-Inter d’Escaldes is priced at 1.50 on Goldbet and Lottomatica and at 1.53 on Snai.
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which are well underway and will undoubtedly end in only one way. That of the prediction.
One of these is undoubtedly Shelbourne-Qarabag. The outcome seems obvious to us in this Champions League preliminary round. The Azerbaijani visitors, against the Irish side who have already progressed one round in this competition, start with all the advantages and can already secure their place in the next round, and not just on the downhill slope. We have got to know the visiting team: a side that has shown over the previous years that it is almost ready to play at this level. Not so much for the value of the squad itself, but above all for its personality, which is not lacking in those parts.
And even the friendly matches they have played, which have been of a high standard (the last one against Salzburg, lost 2-1), prove one thing: Qarabag has what it takes to make a big splash in this round. An away win is definitely on the cards. And it would be a historic victory, given that this is the first ever meeting between these two teams.
Odds comparison
Qarabag are priced at 1.60 to win on Goldbet and Lottomatica. A goal is priced at 1.70 on GoldBet and Lottomatica.
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Prediction
Perhaps with a narrow margin – the match should also produce at least one goal per team – but Qarabag has a good chance of taking this victory and thus closing out qualification after the first round.
Probable line-ups for Shelbourne-Qarabag
SHELBOURNE (4-4-2): Kearns; Caffrey, Barrett, Ledwidge, Norris; Wood, Coyle, Lunney, McInroy; Odubeko, Boyd.
QARABAG (4-3-3): Mahammadaliyev; Bayramov, Mustafazada, Silva, Bolt; Bicalho, Jankovic; Zoubir, Borges, Andrade, Akhundzade. POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2