Read our prediction for Maribor vs Birkirkara below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Maribor vs Birkirkara Prediction & Betting tips
Maribor vs Birkirkara is the match that will close the 1st preliminary round of the Europa Conference League and will be played on Thursday evening from 20:00 at the Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor, Slovenia. Tonight’s confrontation between the two teams will not be a first and that because they have faced each other four times so far, which is true in two other different competitions, the first confrontations taking place in 2007 in the UEFA Intertoto Cup competition, the competition that lasted only ten years and ended in 2008, and then Maribor won both matches, 3-1 away and 2-1 at home and in 2013 in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries, when the tour match in Malta ended in a draw, score 0 -0, and the return match was won by Maribor 2-0.
Maribor:
Maribor qualified for the 1st preliminary round of the Europa Conference League after finishing third last season in Slovenia’s Prva Liga. Unlike the previous year, when it managed to win the title of champion, Maribor took a step back, occupying only the third place. Maribor plays for the third season in a row in this competition, in the first participation succeeding a qualification in the second round after passing Urartu from Armenia, score 1-0 in both legs and was eliminated in the second round by Hammarby from Sweden who won both matches, 1-0 away and 3-1 at home. Last season, Maribor played in the play-off for qualification in the Europa Conference League groups, after being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and Europa League preliminaries, being eliminated by CFR Cluj.
Birkirkara:
Birkirkara is the 2nd place last season in Malta, Premier League. Compared to two seasons ago, Birkirkara is making progress, and that’s because two seasons ago they ranked 5th in the ranking and missed qualifying for the European Cups. At the first participation in the Europa Conference League preliminaries, Birkirkara managed to pass the 1st preliminary round by eliminating the La Fiorita team from San Marino after a 1-0 home win in the round and a draw in the return leg, score 1-1. In the second round, however, Birkirkara met a better-rated opponent, being eliminated by O. Ljubljana, who won the round match 1-0 and in the return a draw was recorded, score 1-1.
Maribor vs Birkirkara to head matches
24.07.13 CL Maribor vs Birkirkara 2:0
16.07.13 CL Birkirkara vs Maribor 0:0
30.06.07 IC Maribor vs Birkirkara 2:1
24.06.07 IC Birkirkara vs Maribor 0:3
* Our advice is: OVER 2.5 GOALS
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.55
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
