BK Hacken v Aberdeen

Hacken vs Aberdeen Preview

We have also reached the play-off stage of this season's Europa League and Thursday night features this 1st leg clash between Swedish hosts, Hacken, and their Scottish counterparts, Aberdeen, when the two teams meet at the Bravida Arena.

Hacken head into this home tie on the back of an impressive four-match winning streak in all competitions as the hosts have recorded victories over Lithuanian side, Zalgiris, in home and away wins as they registered a landslide 8-1 win on aggregate by picking up a 3-1 win on the road and then following that up with a comprehensive 5-0 victory on home soil.

Throw in two further wins against Varberg 2-0 and Sirius 3-2, both of which were on home turf at their Bravida Arena in the domestic Swedish top flight, and you can see why Hacken will be in confident mood ahead of Thursday's showdown with Aberdeen.

Hacken have had to progress through the earlier qualifying rounds in European competition this season, starting in the Champions League where they dumped Welsh club, TNS, out of the early qualifying round but then lost on penalties to Faroe Islands side, Klaksvikar.

Having won 11 of their last 13 home games though in all competitions, Hacken look well placed to take a 1st leg lead in this tie.

Aberdeen have made a slow start to their respective domestic top flight campaign in the Scottish Premiership as The Dons have captured just one point from their opening two games of the season which came in the form of a 0-0 draw away from home at Livingston on the opening day.

However, a 3-1 defeat at home to Celtic at Pittodrie brought Aberdeen back down to earth very quickly but the visitors did manage to register a 2-1 win away from home at League One side, Stirling Albion, in the Scottish League Cup and The Dons will be hoping they can build on this momentum on Thursday night in Goteborg.

Results overall have been pretty indifferent where Aberdeen have been concerned as the visitors have captured just five wins from their last 12 matches in all competitions but they are unbeaten in their last two outings on the road which may give them a glimmer of hope when they make their way to the Bravida Arena to take on Hacken.

Hacken v Aberdeen Verdict

There has been only one previous meeting between these two sides and that was back in 2021 in the Europa Conference League qualifiers which resulted in a 5-3 win on aggregate for Aberdeen but it's worth noting that Hacken won the home leg 2-0 and a similar scoreline could unfold here again on Thursday night in Goteborg.

Therefore, our main bet will be Hacken win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Hacken win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.62

Correct score: Hacken 2-1 @ 9.00