HJK vs O. Ljubljana prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-06 17:45.
[p]After finishing bottom and winless in their UEFA Conference League group last season, and starting this league phase with a 3-0 defeat against Lugano on matchday one, HJK Helsinki celebrated a long awaited 1-0 victory over Dinamo Minsk last time out. Not only will that win have boosted spirits, but along the way, it also ended their three-year wait for a win at this stage of the Conference League which lasted 14 matches![/p]
[p]With their domestic duties ending after mid-October, HJK have been able to focus solely on their remaining four league phase matches and will be buoyed as that victory over Dinamo Minsk also halted their four-game losing streak across all competitions. Curiously, four of their last five matches have now ended 1-0 either way, which was also the case in each of their last three home outings (W1, L2). Â [/p]
[p]Unlike their hosts this midweek, Slovenia’s Prva Liga leaders Olimpija Ljubljana need to find a balance between domestic and European commitments. They beat Celje 1-0 in the Prva Liga on Sunday afternoon despite having faced a stoppage-time penalty, and their first ever league-phase victory this season came in the form of a 2-0 win over LASK last time out – a result which forms part of their current five-game winning streak.[/p]
[p]Olimpija’s win at Celje serves as their sixth victory across their last seven competitive road trips, yet with the only exception coming in their first Conference League match at Heidenheim in early October (L 2-1), a return to this competition comes with a warning. The visitors remain fearless travellers overall however, as they’ve won nine of their 13 away competitive fixtures this term (W9, D3, L1), including three qualification trips in this competition. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Liam Möller netted the winner for HJK last time out, with each of his last five strikes arriving in victories, the last three of which came in the second-half. Visiting Raul Florucz has scored three goals across the last two matches for Olimpija, two of which came in the opening ten minutes of the second half. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Olimpija Ljubljana have opened the scoring in 11 of their last 13 competitive matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tomáš Vlasák[/i][/p]