Glentoran FC vs Gzira United Prediction & Betting Tips - Conference League

Prediction published on 18/07/2023, 14:47  by Joseph King | Modified on 18/07/2023 at 14:51 in Conference League Predictions

A spot in the Conference League second qualifying round is on the line when Northern Irish side Glentoran host Gzira United for the return leg of this first round tie. The home side managed to come from behind to secure a 2-2 away draw in the first leg, resulting in the oddsmakers listing them as heavy favorites to progress. A matchup with either F91 Dudelange or St. Patrick’s awaits the winner of this tie in the next round. The Glens have played in five total friendly matches, winning three, drawing one and losing once. Their most recent was a 3-2 away defeat suffered against Dundela on Monday. The hosts were excellent on home soil in the 2022/23 campaign, winning 15 of their 20 matches and scoring an impressive 50 goals. Glentoran also built up a goal differential of +41 after conceding only nine times at The Oval while keeping 13 clean sheets.

Gzira United enter this fixture looking to build upon their away success from the previous campaign. The Maroons actually performed better as the away team in the 2022/23 season, scoring 26 goals in 13 away trips compared to 20 at home. They would also finish the domestic season with an away goal differential of +19 compared to +8 on home soil. Similar to their Northern Irish opponents today, Gzira United are also in their offseason domestically. They played in one friendly match back in June in which they recorded a comfortable 4-0 win at home. Gzira are in a good run of form goal scoring wise dating back to the end of the previous season. They’ve netted a total of 13 goals in their last five fixtures across all competitions, for an average of 2.6 scored per game.