F91 Dudelange v St Patricks

F91 Dudelange v St Patrick’s Athletic Preview

The 1st legs of the 1st Qualifying Round of the Europa Conference League will be held this week and Wednesday night's offering features Luxembourg hosts, F91 Dudelange, taking on Irish Premier Division side, St Patrick's Athletic, at the Stade Jos Nosbaum with both teams eager to get a foothold in this crucial tie.

F91 Dudelange grabbed the all-important last remaining European spot at the end of last season's domestic National Division campaign in Luxembourg with an eight-point advantage over fourth-placed Petange, but since the end of the previous campaign which ended towards the end of May, Dudelange have not played a competitive match nor any pre-season friendlies either in preparation for this 1st leg tie.

Results towards the end of last season also tailed off as Dudelange managed just two wins in their final seven games of the season while also succumbing to four defeats which, luckily for them, didn't have any consequence in qualifying for the Europa Conference League qualifiers.

Interestingly, six of Dudelange's last seven games also resulted in both teams scoring and further goals could be on the cards when St Patrick's visit.

The Irish visitors by contrast find themselves in the middle of the heat of battle and a domestic top flight season in the Premier Division where the visitors have enjoyed a successful campaign to date as they sit in second place in the table and just four points behind the league leaders, Shamrock Rovers.

St Patrick's Athletic bring an encouraging run of just one defeat within their previous nine matches in all competitions which also includes picking up six wins in the process so the visitors will fancy their chances of at least holding their own in this 1st leg tie at the Stade Jos Nosbaum, especially considering their hosts could be coming ‘cold' into this opening leg.

Goals also look likely where St Patrick's Athletic are concerned as six of the visitors' nine games overall have also resulted in both teams scoring, and indeed the prospects of both teams hitting the back of the net when St Patrick's are away from home look even more favourable as nine of their last 11 away games have seen both teams score.

F91 Dudelange v St Patrick's Athletic Verdict

F91 Dudelange will know that their best chances of progressing through to the next qualifying round will be gaining a result on home soil on Wednesday night so we should expect the hosts to be on the front foot here.

Meanwhile, goals have featured on a regular basis in St Patrick's away games so far this season and this trend should continue in this 1st leg tie.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.20

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50