KA v Connahs Quay

KA Akureyri vs Connah’s Quay Preview

The 1st legs of the 1st Qualifying Round of the Europa Conference League continue on Thursday evening and features this upcoming clash between Icelandic outfit, KA Akureyri, and Welsh visitors, Connah's Quay, at Greifavöllurinn with the hosts looking to capture a fifth win on the trot at home in all competitions.

Recent wins in the domestic top flight in the Icelandic Urvalsdeild against Fram and Fylkir have been complemented by cup wins against Grindavik and Breidablik, the latter being a win in a penalty shoot-out.

Each of Akureyri's recent wins have all been recorded on home soil at their Greifavöllurinn ground and considering results overall have been fairly inconsistent with the hosts having lost six of their last 11 matches while four of these six losses were incurred on their travels.

The bigger picture shows KA Akureyri have lost just three of their previous 16 games on home turf and having collected 11 wins in the process, the hosts look a daunting prospect for the Welsh visitors on Thursday evening.

Connah's Quay produced an excellent campaign in last season's Welsh Premier League as the visitors finished runners-up to the league winners, The New Saints, but nevertheless, Connah's Quay ended up with a comprehensive nine-point cushion above third-placed Penybont, to book their place in these Europa Conference League qualifiers.

Since the end of last season's campaign, Connah's Quay have played two club friendlies against Scottish side, Stranraer, and Irish club, Linfield, which served as warm-up games for their upcoming 1st leg tie in Iceland.

A 1-1 draw and 2-1 win respectively should give Connah's Quay plenty of confidence especially as both of these results were achieved away from home and the bigger picture certainly suggests that the visitors are likely to be tough opponents as Connah's Quay have lost just once in their last nine games overall in all competitions.

However, it's likely to be results away from home that may hold the key to the outcome of this upcoming 1st leg tie as Connah's Quay have struggled to pick up wins on the road in recent times, winning just three of their previous 10 away games whilst also slipping to four defeats as well within this period, but eight of these 10 away games resulted in both teams scoring.

KA Akureyri v Connah's Quay Verdict

KA Akureyri's results at home have been as impressive as Connah's Quay's have been disappointing away from home, but both teams could score here as each side will be keen to earn an advantage ahead of the return leg.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.90

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct score: 1-1 @ 9.00