The New Saints vs Hacken 18.07.2023 Prediction: UEFA Champions League qualification

Match Overview

The Park Hall Stadium will play host to a fantastic game between The New Saints (TNS) and Hacken in the second leg of their first-round encounter in the UEFA Champions League qualification competition on Tuesday. The New Saints will have an edge but Hacken are known to have excellent defenders in their ranks.

Key Highlights

In what must have come as a big shock to The New Saints and their supporters, the first leg of this encounter was won by Hacken by a 3-1 scoreline. The New Saints were poor that day and were punished for all the mistakes that they made by the Swedish side. The home team will be banking on their supporters to get through on Tuesday.

Injury Report

The New Saints do not have a lot of injuries in their side, which means that they will be able to select their best possible starting lineup for this match. Hacken, on the other hand, will have to make do without the likes of Johan Hammar, Amane Romeo and Ali Youssef for this match.

Prediction

Having been unbeaten in the last fifteen matches that they have played at home, The New Saints will feel that they can impose themselves upon Hacken. However, the latter have scored two or more goals in four out of the last five matches that they have participated in. This means that this game will be very closely contested. We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game.