The New Saints vs BK Häcken Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 16/07/2023, 16:38  by Daniel Ngulu in Champions League Predictions

BK Hacken will travel to The New Saints for the second leg of the two teams’ Champions League first-round qualifier. In this Tuesday game, Hacken will be out to preserve their 3-1 advantage and secure passage to the next round. The New Saints have to win by three clear goals to advance from this tie. Their form at home suggests that this is well within their reach. Craig Harrison’s men haven’t lost at Park Hall since last September. They have played 17 matches and have won a whopping 16. In this period, they scored three or more goals 12 times. TNS played their first competitive match of the season in that first leg loss and this ended an 11-match unbeaten run. To prepare for the match, the Saints had played four friendly matches and managed to win only once. The Welsh club has only once made it to the third round of Champions League qualifying. Last time they won a Champions League first-round tie was four seasons ago.

BK Hacken are playing in the Champions League for the first time. The Swedish champions have never made it to the group stages of any European club competition. They will hope that this is the season they do. Hacken started things off on the right footing in the first leg, taking full advantage of home turf. Per Mathias Hogmo’s men did a good job that they can afford to lose here and still progress. Not by three clear goals though. The Wasps followed up their first-leg win by defeating Bromma 4-2 at home in the Allsvenskan to remain in the title push. This extended their current unbeaten run to four matches with the last three ending in victory.