FC Twente will host Riga at the De Grolsch Veste on Thursday at 18:00 GMT for the first leg of the Europa Conference League’s third qualifying round. The two sides have their sights on getting an edge from the first leg ahead of the second and decisive one next week.
Key Highlights
Dutch side Twente entered the fray in the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League. In this round, the Eredivisie side faced Hammarby over two legs; in the first, Twente won the match narrowly 1-0, while they were held to a 1-1 draw away at Hammarby, giving them a 1-2 aggregate win.
Twente will look to repeat the trick when they face Riga. The focus will be to use the home advantage to establish an aggregate advantage that will come in handy when they travel to Riga next week for the second leg.
Riga are at the top of the Latvian Higher League; they have won their last five matches to highlight their flying form heading into the match against Twente. So far this season, Riga have played 25 matches, winning 20, drawing four, and losing just one.
Bet hereInjury Report
No injury news has been forthcoming from either camp, highlighting positive fitness for their respective squads.
Prediction
Twente will win the home leg before heading out for the away leg next week at Riga.
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