Valmiera will welcome Partizani Tirana to the Skonto Stadium for the first leg of the Europa Conference League’s third qualifying round on Thursday at 17:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Valmiera have displayed up-and-down form in the Latvian Higher League. They currently sit third on the standings with 37 points, 27 points behind league leaders Riga.
In their last five domestic outings, Valmiera have won twice, drawn two times, and lost once. They have collected eight points and dropped seven in the process, highlighting their inconsistency.
Valmiera were eliminated from the running for Champions League qualification after they lost 2-4 on aggregate against Olimpija in the first qualifying round. They subsequently dropped to the Europa Conference league qualifiers, beating Tre Penne 10-0 on aggregate to make it into the third qualifying round against Partizani Tirana.
Bet herePartizani Tirana won the clash against Atletic Escaldes over two legs to make it into the third qualifying round. They won the away leg 0-1 before winning the home leg convincingly 4-1, thus prevailing 5-1 on aggregate.
Injury Report
The two sides will have full complements of their respective squads from which to choose the starting 11s on Thursday.
Prediction
Valmiera and Partizani Tirana will fight to draw, setting up the second leg week as the most important installment of the tie.
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