Kuopion Palloseura vs Derry City Prediction & Betting Tips - Conference League

Prediction published on 02/08/2023, 03:33  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 02/08/2023 at 03:33 in Conference League Predictions

KuPS will play host Derry City in the return leg of their second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League. Coming from the first leg, Derry City lead this tie 2-1. KuPS led 1-0 in the first half of the first leg, but were stunned away in Northern Ireland. They must now win with two clear goals to progress to the third qualifying round. The Finnish side is coming from a 2-0 win over KTP in the domestic league and hopes to carry that momentum. That however was their first win in five matches. KuPS have also posted just one clean sheet in the last five matches. They’ve suffered two losses in four matches and it will be a concern coming to a game they must win. It hasn’t particularly been great in the Conference League for KuPS. They have three straight losses in the competition and won just once in six Conference League matches.

Derry City have one foot in the next round. They only need to fight for a draw of any score and they will be through. An impressive run in recent matches places them well ahead of this game. The Northern Ireland side has had extended rest coming into this game. By the time they face KuPS, they’ll have had a full week’s rest and will hope this favors them. Derry City’s win over KuPS was their third straight and fourth in five matches. They come into this one unbeaten in six matches. William Patching’s form that has him on three goals in the last five matches will further boost the visitors. This will especially work well as he scored the leveler in the first leg and will be motivated here. Derry City will travel for this game unbeaten in three Conference League matches, the last two being wins.