Riga FC hosts Dundalk in the second leg of the Champions League qualification 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 17th at Skonto stadions (Riga)
To put it bluntly, the spectacle of the first match was very boring... The final 0-0 score on the scoreboard, and the teams delivered only shot on target each... On the one hand, this result is very good for Riga FC! The Rigans played 0-0 in the away match, where they were obvious outsiders, but on the other hand, they didn’t score an away goal, and any goal conceded in the home arena will have to be answered by two own goals. Riga takes part in the Champions League qualification for the first time, and the lack of experience will surely affect the team in the return match... As I said, 0-0 seems to be not bad score away, but now Riga will have to pay a high price for the conceded goal at home, and this goal will surely happen! The defense of the Baltic team cannot be called super-reliable: in the national championship, where the teams are far from the top level, Riga concedes regularly, and it will be very strange if the Latvian team manages to keep a clean sheet in the second game with the champion of Ireland...
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Everything is so simple for Dundalk in the national championship that the team seems to have decided that everything will be just as easy in the international arena… The Irish are no longer worried about the championship because there is a huge advantage over their pursuers! So, it’s time to play in European competitions! As I have already said, a 0-0 home score is rather contradictory, but on the other hand, the Irish didn’t concede, which is very important in the European Cup two-game standoffs! In the first match, the experience of the Irish team was not very visible. But Dundalk should seem like a mature rival against the background of the Latvian debutants of the Champions League! Well, obviously there is a reason to expect braver and more attacking football in the second leg! In the Irish Championship, Dundalk hammered 46 goals in 24 rounds. And I strongly doubt that the champion of such a modest championship as Latvian would play a leading role in the championship of Ireland.
The Irish will be pleased with any scoring draw. That's actually the plus of 0-0 score at the home stadium! If Dundalk played, for example, 1-1, the situation would have been worse for the Irish. But now, even the 1-1 score in the upcoming match will allow the Birds to fly further in the qualification of the Champions League. My bet on this match: Dundalk will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Dundalk to win with +0.5 handicap
