Auda v Cliftonville

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Latvian hosts, Auda, will be looking to protect last week's 1st leg 2-1 lead over Irish visitors Cliftonville when they return to the home surroundings of their Mežaparks Sports Village when the two sides prepare to do battle once again on Wednesday night, and having won their last six matches in all competitions, Auda will be in confident mood, while Cliftonville gained a 1-1 draw at home against Southport in a pre-season friendly.

Auda's sixth win on the trot came by way of a 3-1 win away from home at FS Jelgava in the Latvian Virsliga which followed their 1st leg 2-1 victory against Cliftonville which has given the Latvian hosts a decent platform from which to register another win here at their Mežaparks Sports Village as they look to progress through to the next qualifying round.

Within these six wins on the trot, Auda posted home and away wins against Faroe Islands outfit, B36, in the previous qualifying round in the UEFA Conference League with 2-0 and 1-0 victories respectively, thus winning 3-0 on aggregate.

The bigger picture shows Auda have won nine of their last 13 matches in all competitions and the hosts have now won their last three UEFA Conference League home ties on the trot.

Cliftonville face a tricky trip to the Mežaparks Sports Village having suffered a 2-1 defeat on home soil in last week's 1st leg encounter, while recent results overall for the Irish visitors have been pretty disappointing for Jim Magilton's side.

Cliftonville have managed to capture just two wins in their last eight matches in all competitions which came in the form of victories against Crumlin United and Institute in crushing 8-0 and 6-2 wins respectively which were both in pre-season friendlies, but these have been the visitors' only highlights in their last eight games overall.

Jim Magilton's side have also been handed four defeats within this period which have resulted in losses for the Irish side against the likes of The New Saints, Caernarfon Town, Larne and the aforementioned defeat to Auda.

The bigger picture though suggests Cliftonville face a tough 90 minutes at the office again here on Wednesday night as they have picked up just four wins in their last 15 games in all competitions which also include slipping to seven defeats as well, while the Irish club have recorded just one win in their last seven outings on the road as well.

Auda v Cliftonville Verdict

With home advantage under their belts along with having collected six wins on the trot, Auda look set for further success in this 2nd leg tie at the Mežaparks Sports Village on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Auda win @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Auda win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.50

Correct Score: Auda 2-1 @ 9.00