Vikingur Reykjavik take on the visitors Riga FC in the second leg of UEFA Conference League qualification round of 1/8-finals. First leg result: 0-2. The match will be played on Thursday, July 20th at Víkingsvöllur (Reykjavík).
Vikingur in their native Reykjavik may find it challenging to simply win. Viking are a rather prestigious team with 6 championship titles to their credit, including one in 2021. Currently, the capital team is leading the domestic league again. However, their international record was far from impressive before. They strictly lost to the first 7 opponents they faced. The breakthrough came last summer when they qualified for the Champions League by defeating Levadia and Inter Club d'Escaldes and only narrowly losing to Malmo with a score of 3-3 and 2-3. Having moved to the Conference League, the Scandinavians got past The New Saints but were defeated 1-4 in extra time by Lech Poznan after a minimal victory at home. Now, it seems they are close to facing elimination after the first round, as they will try to make a comeback at home with a 0-2 deficit.
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Riga have secured a comfortable advantage. The Lions started in 2014 and will celebrate their first anniversary next spring. Although they had predecessors in Karamba and, most importantly, the capital's Dinamo, which helped in their establishment. They immediately won the First League and secured their debut championship in 2018, combined with the cup victory. After that, they managed to defend the title twice. There was a slight setback later, but currently, under the guidance of Tomislav Stipic, they lead the Virsliga. However, it is too early to say that their neighboring RFS is giving up. Moreover, Latvian teams have been consistently participating in European competitions in recent years. However, they often get eliminated by other teams in the qualifiers. In 2022, they managed to beat Derry City and Ruzomberok, and only Portuguese Gil Vicente proved to be stronger, even though they drew in Riga. Now, they have scored 2 unanswered goals on their home turf against the Icelandic team.
The teams played against each other for the first time on July 13th. The Icelanders are considered evenly matched, at least in the home match. However, after the 2-0 result in Latvia, the outcome seems evident. We recommend betting on the victory of the away team with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Riga to win with 0.0 handicap.
