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by Ian John | in Conference League Predictions
There's key action from the first qualifying round of the Europa Conference League on Tuesday night as Gibraltar's St. Joseph's host Northern Ireland's Cliftonville in the first match of a two-legged tie. The Saints host The Reds in what should be an intriguing clash between two teams that finished their seasons very strongly, which begs the question: who are we going to favour in our prediction for this game?
Last season St. Joseph's lost just one league game all season, finishing with the exact same W21, D3, L1 record as winners Lincoln Red Imps, but with a worse goal difference. The Saints have played 16 games in Europe, winning just two, drawing five and losing nine, scoring nine goals and conceding 45. Cliftonville finished seventh in the Irish League last season. Jim Magilton's team have won just five of their 40 European matches in their history.
St. Joseph's has won all their last four games, scoring 12 goals and conceding just one. That included a 6-0 home win over Lions Gibraltar in their final league game of the season.
Aside from losing the Irish Cup Final on penalties to Dungannon Swifts after a 1-1 draw, Cliftonville were unbeaten in five of their last six, winning four of them including a 1-0 win over Loughall and on Sunday, they held Derry City to a 2-2 draw in a pre-season friendly.
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The Best Betting Odds for St Josephs v Cliftonville FC Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.25 | 3.4 | 2.75 |
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2.25 | 3.25 | 2.8 |
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2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
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2.37 | 3.6 | 2.75 |
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2.34 | 3.61 | 2.73 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between St Josephs and Cliftonville FC?
Our prediction for the St Josephs vs Cliftonville FC match is: A Draw.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 08/07/2025 between St Josephs and Cliftonville FC in Conference League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 36.23% for a win of St Josephs against Cliftonville FC with odds of 2.37 at Ladbrokes.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between St Josephs vs Cliftonville FC is 26.43% with odds of 3.61 at Vbet.
- Our prediction model gives a 37.34% chance ⭐ for a win of Cliftonville FC vs St Josephs with odds of 3.04 at Betwinner.
St Josephs vs Cliftonville FC Form
St Josephs and Cliftonville FC Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 May 2025 - Gibraltar National League
26 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
19 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
11 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
5 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
7 Mar 2025 - Gibraltar National League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 May 2025 - Gibraltar National League
19 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
5 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
7 Mar 2025 - Gibraltar National League
15 Feb 2025 - Cup
9 Feb 2025 - Gibraltar National League
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
26 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
11 Apr 2025 - Gibraltar National League
23 Feb 2025 - Gibraltar National League
19 Feb 2025 - Gibraltar National League
22 Dec 2024 - Gibraltar National League
7 Dec 2024 - Gibraltar National League
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
11 May 2025 - Premiership
7 May 2025 - Premiership
3 May 2025 - Irish Cup
26 Apr 2025 - Premiership
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
3 May 2025 - Irish Cup
12 Apr 2025 - Premiership
5 Apr 2025 - Premiership
28 Mar 2025 - Irish Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 May 2025 - Premiership
7 May 2025 - Premiership
26 Apr 2025 - Premiership
19 Apr 2025 - Premiership
1 Apr 2025 - Premiership
18 Mar 2025 - Premiership
St Josephs - Cliftonville FC Key Points
- St. Joseph's are unbeaten in their last four games heading into this fixture, winning all four.
- Cliftonville's sole defeat in their last seven games came after a 1-1 draw on penalties in the Irish Cup Final (W4, D2).
- St. Joseph's have drawn three of their last four Conference League home games.
- Four of Cliftonville's last five draws in European competition have come away from home.
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Our St Josephs vs Cliftonville FC Prediction
Our prediction for the St.Joseph's vs. Cliftonville UEFA Conference League 1st Qualifying Round 1st Leg match is: A Draw.
Both these teams have similar levels of domestic competition in their respective countries and both have an equally awful record in European competition recently. St. Joseph's have home advantage but Cliftonville have at least had the benefit of some warm-up games ahead of this fixture, which could prove key over the two legs. Goals look likely to be at a premium here, hence we are going to plump for a low scoring draw.
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