Klaksvik vs Slovan Bratislava prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-29 17:45.
As the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) enters matchday five, all four sides in Group A remain in contention to qualify for the knockout stages. Featuring in their maiden UEFA group stage, Faroese champions Klaksvik sit third, three points adrift of upcoming opponents Slovan Bratislava, so anything less than victory could prove fatal to their chances of progression.
Rustiness may be an issue for Magne Hoseth’s men as their league season concluded in late October, leaving them with plenty of time to stew over their 2-0 defeat to Olimpija last time out. Klaksvik ought to be confident given that this clash falls at home as that’s where they’ve earned all four of their points so far (W1, D1), while they’re unbeaten in nine successive European matches on their own turf (W5, D4).
Slovan Bratislava are unlikely to be deterred by such a record though, as they came from behind to defeat the Faroese outfit 2-1 on matchday one. Competing in their third successive UECL group stage, the Sky Blues have started to wobble, as after winning both of their first two group matches, they claimed just a single point from their doubleheader with group leaders Lille.
Once again leading the way in their native Slovakia, Vladimír Weiss’ men have shown their resilience of late, recovering from their matchday three defeat by going unbeaten in seven successive matches in all competitions (W6, D1). Another notch in the win column here would secure their status in the knockouts, and a relatively solid away record at this stage of this competition (W4, D1, L3) should have the Slovan squad full of confidence as they travel north.
Players to watch: Klaksvik talisman Árni Frederiksberg will be looking to keep up his stellar return of 13 direct goal contributions from his last 13 club appearances (G5, A8). Slovan are equally reliant on Aleksandar Čavrić, who has had a hand in each of his side’s five UECL group stage goals this term (G4, A1).
Hot stat: The reverse fixture was the only one of Klaksvik’s four group matches to see both sides on the scoresheet.