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Atletic Escaldes and Dudelange will trade tackles in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League first round qualification tie on Thursday (July 11th). The hosts have not been in action since thrashing Atletic America 8-0 at home in their final game of the Andorran Primera Divisio in May.
Guillaume Lopez scored a hat-trick in the rout, while Predrag Munoz, David Valero, Inigo Barrenetxea, Yeray Carpio and Fabio Christian scored a goal each.
Dudelange, meanwhile, were last in action when they claimed a 3-2 away win over Wilts in the Luxembourg BGL League. That victory saw them finish third in the league to book their spot at this stage. Escaldes also finish third in their league to get to this stage of the Conference League qualifiers.
The winner of this tie will face Hacken in the next round of the qualifiers while the loser will be eliminated from Europe.
Atletic vs Dudelange Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Four of Dudelange's last five games have produced three goals or more.
- Escaldes' last five games have seen at least one side keep a clean sheet.
- Four of Dudelange's last five games have produced three goals or more.
- Dudelange's last eight qualification games in UEFA club competitions have produced over 1.5 goals.
- Three of Escaldes' five UEFA club competition qualification games have produced less than three goals.
Atletic vs Dudelange Prediction
Escaldes are competing in Europe for only the fourth season in their history. They are winless in five games played in the qualifiers across UEFA club competitions, losing four games and drawing one. They have conceded 10 goals in this run and scored just two goals.
Dudelange, for their part, have competed in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League on two occasions in the past. They are competing in a lower division in Europe this time around but their chances of making it all the way to the group stage appear slim.
Both sides have not been in action since May and the result in this first leg could be crucial to determing who goes through. Although one side could nick a win, we are backing the spoils to be shared in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Atletic 1-1 Dudelange
Atletic vs Dudelange Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals
