FK Austria Wien

vs

FK Liepaja

Preview

Austria Wien

• FK Austria Wien have the advantage in this UEFA Conference League Qualification series after their 2-0 win in Latvia last week and they can build on that result with another win on Thursday.
• Austria Wien have been in good shape in all competitions heading into the 2nd leg of this tie (W5, D3, L2), and they look like the better prepared side for this game.

Liepaja

• Liepaja have been mixed, (W3, L2) in their last 5, but the 2-0 home defeat to Austria was an indicator of their ceiling of performance.
• Liepaja's playing style is more wide and physical with Vladimir Vassiljev's men playing a 4-2-3-1 shape and hitting the box early with their wide players.

Key Players

• Florian Wustinger is their leading scorer in UEFA Conference League Qualification with 1 goal in 1 match, but he has been lively in the final third in the qualifiers.
• Ede Oloko has 1 goal in 3 games for Liepaja and is their top scorer in UEFA Conference League Qualification, while Fellipe Vieira has 3 of Liepaja's last 8 goals in their 5 most recent matches.

Betting Insights

• The odds are right in the home team's favour (1.23), with the draw available at 6.2 and Liepaja the big underdogs.
• The Over 2.5 goals market is also a little too high in our opinion (1.47), and we're siding with Both Teams to Score - No (1.7), which covers Austria's dominance and the possibility of a second shutout in this tie.

Prediction

• Austria to clinch series in Austria.
• We think Austria win here, but the first-leg result means a more measured victory is expected.