Linfield v Vllaznia

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The 1st legs of the 1st Qualifying Round of the Europa Conference League continue on Thursday evening and features this upcoming clash between Irish hosts, Linfield, and Albanian visitors, Vllaznia, at Windsor Park with the home side looking to build upon their recent home win against Scottish club, Kilmarnock.

If you're confused don't be! It was a club friendly played just a few days ago in preparation for this upcoming European tie with Vllaznia, and Linfield will be in confident mood that they can get a leg up in this upcoming tie as the hosts have lost just two of their last 15 matches overall in all competitions, whilst also picking up nine wins along the way.

Incidentally, Linfield's two defeats came in previous recent friendlies with St Mirren and Connah's Quay but these have been Linfield's only slip-ups in their previous 22 games on home soil at their Windsor Park and having recorded 15 victories within this period, Linfield look to be in a strong position ahead of this important 1st leg.

Vllaznia also registered a win last time out with a 2-1 victory away from home at Bylis in the Albanian Super League but although the visitors will be in an improved frame of mind thanks to that recent result, wins have actually been hard to come by for the Albanian visitors.

Vllaznia have managed to capture just two wins out of their last 10 matches overall in all competitions and although they have picked up points in four draws, they have also been handed four defeats as well, two at home and two on their travels.

Defeats at home to Tirana and Egnatia Rrogozhine have been followed by losses on the road at Egnatia Rrogozhine and Partizani Tirana and the bigger picture shows Vllaznia have registered just three wins from their last 16 matches overall in all competitions, while wins on the road have also been tough for the visitors too.

With just one win in their last nine away games along with four defeats, Vllaznia will do well to stay in this tie with Linfield, especially as the Albanian visitors have collected just one win in their last six matches overall in the Europa Conference League while also slipping to four losses as well.

Linfield v Vllaznia Verdict

Linfield have produced impressive results on home soil at Windsor Park and the hosts have proved that they can find ways to win on numerous occasions and this Thursday evening could be no exception, especially considering how poor Vllaznia's results have been away from home overall, let alone in this Europa Conference League as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Linfield win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 2.15

Correct score: Linfield 2-1 @ 9.00