Lechia Gdansk take on the visitors Akademija Pandev in the first leg of round of 16 in UEFA Conference League qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, July 7th at Polsat Plus Arena (Gdańsk)
Lechia Gdansk was founded immediately after World War II. At the beginning of the new century, they had to play at the level of the 6th division of the country. But from this, in fact, semi-amateur stage of Polish football, it turned out to rise very quickly. In 2008, it was again a member of the Extra Classa, and it was an absolute achievement that the White-Greens were able to avoid relegation for all this time. And in recent years, even managed to achieve something. First of all, the cup that was taken in 2019. The last season turned out to be quite good for the wards of Tomasz Kashmarek. They won the dispute for 4th place against Piast. This allows them to return to European competition. Last time it was the Europa League, where the Poles lost to Brøndby in qualifying round. While they won against the Danes at home, it was a devastating 1-4 on the road.
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Akademija Pandev, which was founded by the best player in the history of the country 12 years ago, has gradually grown from a classic youth sports school into a full-fledged, professional, by the standards of North Macedonia, club. Already in 2017, the "white-blue" won the local First League, and thanks to this made their debut in the country's top division. And in 2019, it turned out to take the national cup. After 2 years, it turned out to reach the final of the new draw, but this time there was a defeat. Well, in the championship, Pandev Academy was able to achieve the maximum result so far last season. They became the vice-champion of the country in 2022. This allows to return to the international arena. The first attempt was made in 2019, as part of the Europa League selection. Then, in fact, nothing happened: the Macedonians lost both fights to their neighbors, the Bosnian Zrinski. Both meetings, both at home and in Mostar, ended in a devastating 3-0 victory for the opponents.
Of course, before that, the Poles had not played with the young Macedonian project - this will be the first head-to-head match between these clubs. Bookmakers are confident that the Poles can close the issue of entering the next round already in the first home match. We recommend betting that Lechia will be able to win with a handicap of "-1.5 goals"
Prediction for the match: Lechia Gdansk to win with -1.5 handicap.
