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Hacken vs FK Liepaja Prediction & Betting tips
Häcken and Liepāja meet at Bravida Arena, in a return match of this stage of the UEFA Europa League (1st Qualifying Round), after in the first leg the Häcken won by (0-3). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Häcken:
After the win was by (0-3), the home team comes to this second leg with a 3-goal advantage. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a loss away with Norrköping by (2-1). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Häcken have won 6, tied 3 and lost 1. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 22 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals.
O Hacken comes to this second leg of the European League’s first tie in advantage, after beating Liepaja 3-0 away: the goals were scored by Irandust, Paulinho and Celik. After that, the landlords were defeated by Norrkoping, 2-1, in a match for the Swedish championship. As is natural, coach Andreas Alm is expected to play in 4-2-3-1, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, always with the objective of not offering space to his opponent. The forward Paulinho is the most dangerous player of the premises, being the best marker of the team, with 8 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can count on his usual starters in this match.
Liepāja:
After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a dismay of 3 goals and with the difficult task of recovering this negative 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 31 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Liepāja has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that usually does not feel difficult to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 it reached the break in advantage in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8 In the last 15 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods highlighted: he scored 11 of his 31 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘); He suffered 6 of his 14 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Liepaja, a team from Latvia, did not have an easy task in the first match and playing at home did not achieve a positive result, as they lost 3-0 to Hacken. Normally coach Tamaz Pertia acts in 4-3-3, with Kamess being the team’s most offensive reference. It is important to highlight the quality of the number 8, Ikaunieks: the offensive midfielder has great competence in the organization of the offensive process. However, we emphasize that outsiders present great difficulties in their style of play. For this game the coach can count on all the players at his disposal.
Hacken vs FK Liepaja head to head matches
12.07.18 EL FK Liepaja Hacken 0 : 3