On July 23, at 16:45, HB Torshavn and Linfield meet in the Faroe Islands for the first run of the preliminary tour.
On the Gundadalur arena, Torshavn hopes to surprise after being eliminated from the Finnish HJK Helsinki Champions League qualifiers: 0-3 in away and 2-2 home. Torshavn is in full season and comes after three clear victories in the championship, in front of modest opponents: 5-1 with Fuglafjordur, 3-0 with Itrottarfelag and 5-0 with AB Argir. Obviously, Torshavn dominates without internal competition, but the level in the Europa League is higher.
Linfield had no chances in the UCL preliminaries, where he lost both halves against the Norwegians at Rosenborg with 0-2 home and 0-4 away. In a friendly weekend deal, Linfield was 2-1 in front of Dundela, in what was the preparation for the duel with ferrous. None of the bands have impressive offensive offshoots, so we will bet on few goals.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,79
