Kukesi – Valletta Prediction & Picks (11.07.2018)

Kukësi and Valletta meet at Stadiumi Loro Boriçi, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before.

Kukësi:

The home team plays its first match in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of taking advantage of the home advantage to achieve a positive result. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Hermannstadt by (1-1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Kukësi has won 6 and tied 4. The team has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored consistently , since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 16 of the last 24 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals.

No doubt at this moment the Kukesi wants to go as far as possible in the Champions League, because he does not want to be eliminated now, so precociously. It will be very difficult to reach the group stage and the tendency is that you do not achieve it, but you want to show inside the field that you can surprise the other adversaries. In the first leg, he expects to have the support of his fan to conquer a good result and gain an advantage, since the second leg will be far from his domains and the tendency is to find more difficulties.

Valletta:

The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. In the last match they played, for the FA Trophy, they won against Birkirkara by (1-2). In the last 10 away matches Valletta has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1 of the last matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 16 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 10 out of 16 have ended with Under 2,5 goals.

In Malta the Valletta is one of the biggest clubs in the country and has conquered national titles several times, so you often dispute these previous rounds of European competitions. This time he will be competing in the Champions League and if he at least manages to move on to the next phase it will be a very good thing, since his performance in the competition is not one of the best. Therefore, the visiting team hopes to be able to show good football, not make mistakes and have a lot of attitude, because that way they can win a favorable score and return with an advantage for home.