The New Saints vs Linfield FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 01/07/2022, 14:05  by Ioannis in Champions League Predictions

In an all round British clash, Welsh outfit The New Saints host Linfield from Northern Ireland. The hosts are determined to make it to the group stages of a European competition this time, after falling at the last hurdle in last year’s Conference League play off, losing to Viktoria Plzen on penalties. Their form is a true testament to their intentions. They boast nine wins in their last ten games and just one defeat in their last twenty-six games. This form was enough to see them lift the domestic double once more, winning the league with an impressive twenty one-point difference and also clinching the Welsh cup against Penybont. They will certainly draw encouragement from their stadium Park Hall, which they essentially made into a fortress. Besides winning their last six games in a row there, The New Saints have just lost once in the last twenty seven games they have played in front of their own fans. What is more, they won all their home European qualification games last year, including putting five goals against Kauno Zalgiris and four against Viktoria Plzen.

Linfield are also champions, albeit in much more dramatic fashion. Their win against Coleraine was enough to see them lift the league just a point ahead of their main rivals Cliftonville and ensure champions league qualification. The team from Northern Ireland are in the midst of an impressive unbeaten run at the moment, which stretches for twelve games. In those games, they have managed to keep clean sheets in seven of those, which is a testament to their defensive solidity. When it comes to their away form, they are unbeaten in their last five, yet suffered three consecutive losses before that run, not even managing to score. They did not win any of the three away qualification games they played last yeat, losing to Zalgiris and Fola Esch and drawing with Banja Luca, conceding five goals in those three games and scoring two. They have not won any of the two friendly games they have played so far, drawing blanks in both.