Klaksvik – Hacken : Preview & Prediction
Faroe Islands club Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag welcome Hacken from Sweden in the first leg of their Champions League preliminary round tie! To begin with, it’s important to remember that the home side have just made history by eliminating Hungary’s Ferencvaros in the first round, in their own stadium, by a score of 0-3 in the second leg. In doing so, they eliminated a team that had reached the last 16 of the last Europa League, finishing ahead of AS Monaco. In their league, they are in the middle of a summer break and won’t be back until October, but they are in first place with 15 wins and 1 draw and, at home, they have already won 13 league games in a row. Against Ferencvaros in the Champions League, they held on for a 0-0 draw in the first leg.
Today’s opponents, Sweden’s Hacken, meanwhile, have just knocked out The New Saints (TNS) of Wales in the 1st round, achieving an aggregate score of 5-1 and thus progressing through a Champions League qualifying round for the first time in many years. Hacken are in the middle of the local league where they are currently 2nd, 4 points behind the leaders after 17 games played, but the club have just lost on the last day playing away, as they will do in this C1 first leg, which may condition the players as they will be under pressure ahead of the home return leg.
Klaksvik already held Ferencvaros to a draw 15 days ago.
Klaksvik are on a 16-match unbeaten run at home in both league and European competition.
Hacken remain unbeaten in the league.
Hacken have won just 3 of their last 8 away matches.
Klaksvik – Hacken : Betting Tips
Hacken – Win Odds: 1.60
