Nordsjaelland
- Jens Foensskov Olsen's Nordsjaelland enter Thursday's UEFA Conference League qualification clash as form favorites based on 4 straight wins.
- The Danes have been playing proactive, youthful soccer from a 4-3-3 base, counter-pressing well and making their forward passes count on the counter-attack.
- Their most recent 3 games were a 1-0 Superliga win over Randers, a 2-0 UEFA Conference League qualifying win at Valur and a 5-0 home blowout of the same opponents.
St. Gallen
- St. Gallen have been busy as well with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their most recent 5 outings.
- Enrico Maassen has his team playing in a flexible 3-1-4-2 or 3-5-2 formation with wing-backs in support of 2 strikers, but they are much more of a direct, transition team than Nordsjaelland.
Key Players
- Villum Berthelsen is the sharpest finisher that Nordsjaelland possess with 3 goals in 3 UEFA Conference League qualifiers.
- Andrin Hunziker has been St. Gallen's danger man with 3 goals in 2 European games.
Betting Insights
- The 2.15 favorite odds are about right for the home side here, but we'll take St. Gallen at 3.35 and the tie at 3.5.
- Both teams to score is heavily backed at 1.5 and the 1.62 odds on over 2.5 goals looks like a play for this game of two teams that can each score goals and play open soccer at times.
- Nordsjaelland will control the territory, but St. Gallen will have plenty of space on the break to create chances.
Prediction
Our preference is for a narrow Nordsjaelland win , but St. Gallen are a good side and they will give it a good effort.
