Stjarnan - Kalju Prediction, Picks and Tips
Stjarnan and Nõmme Kalju meet at Samsung völlurinn, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before.
The home team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. The team comes to this match after a win away with Keflavík by (0-2). In the last 10 home matches Stjarnan has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 27 of the last 28 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 23 out of 28 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he got the comeback in 3 of the 4 matches in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 9 of their 22 goals between minutes (31'-45 '). Stjarnan have been unbeaten for twelve games and will hardly lose this invincibility in this game, but are aware that it will not be an easy match. His team is technically more qualified than the opponent and will be focused on achieving the dreamed classification. For this you will need a good result soon in this first game, because you will be playing in your stadium. The objective of the team is to press their opponent in search of goals, but without neglecting defensively, so as not to be surprised in counterattacks.
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. In the last match that they played, for the Cup, they beat FC Sillamäe by (0-16). In the last 10 away matches Nõmme Kalju has won 5, tied 4 and lost 1 of the last matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches. This will be a difficult match for Kalju, as he will play away from home and against a very well organized team. If the visitors want to conquer a good result they will have to enter the field very concentrated, so as not to make mistakes, because their adversary is a very dangerous team and should go with everything to conquer a positive result. Due to playing away from home in this first match, Kalju's team will have to score defensively, so they will not give space to the owners of the house. The visiting coach must present a fairly competitive team on the field.
Our recommendation tip for Stjarnan - Kalju : Stjarnan to win @ 1.80