KÍ and Žalgiris meet at Gundadalur, 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. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Klaksvik:
The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round) after having eliminated Birkirkara, after a home win by (2-1) and a draw by (1-1) away in the previous eliminatory. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 10 matches they register 1 draw and 4 losses in away matches, with 1 goal scored and 11 conceded; against 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 4 goals scored and 10 conceded.
After having passed to this phase, by eliminating the Birkirkara, the KI team arrives more confident for this phase and hopes to show a high quality football inside the field, in order to fight for a satisfactory result in this outward game. a good advantage for the second leg, away from home. This should not be an easy game, but with the support of his fan the KI should enter the field very focused and looking to create attacking plays from the initial minutes of play. The local coach should not have important absences for this game, then, will lead a very competitive team to field.
Zalgiris:
The visiting team plays their first match in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of winning a positive result as a visitor. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 12 conceded; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium, with 34 goals scored and 18 conceded. The team comes to this match after a win away with Lietava by (0-5). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Žalgiris has won 8 and tied 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In the last 3 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The objective of the Zalgiris team is to win at least one draw away from their domains, since playing inside the home in the return game will have a good chance of achieving qualification. The visiting team has shown good football in the Lithuanian league and hopes to show that same football in this phase of the competition, as it will have more chances to win a good result and take an advantage to the second leg. The visiting coach will have to take the field to a very well organized team, so as not to be surprised during the 90 minutes of play.
PREDICTION: Zalgiris to win @ 1.75
