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Petrocub will host the New Saints at the Stadionul Orasenesc on Tuesday in the first leg of their 2024-25 UEFA Europa League third-round qualifying clash. The home side kicked off their quest for continental football in the Champions League qualifiers last month, picking up a 1-0 aggregate victory over Ordabasy in the first round.
They then faced APOEL Nicosia in the second round and were beaten 1-0 in the first-leg clash on the road before playing out a 1-1 draw in the return leg on home turf as they ultimately crashed out of the tournament.
The New Saints also featured in the Champions League qualifiers last month and, like their hosts, made it past the first round with a 4-1 aggregate win over Montenegrin side Decic Tuzi.
The visitors were then drawn against Ferencvaros in the second round of the qualifiers and fell to a 5-0 hiding in the first leg before losing 2-1 in the return leg on home turf last week. TNS have now been knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers for a third consecutive season and will hope they can find better luck in the Europa League.
Petrocub vs The New Saints Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Petrocub and the New Saints.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last four games across all competitions and have managed just one in their last nine.
- The home side had the best defensive record in the Moldovan top flight last season with a goal concession tally of 12.
- TNS were the only side in the Cymru Premier last season without a defeat on the road.
Petrocub vs The New Saints Prediction
Petrocub are on a run of back-to-back winless outings and have won just one of their last four games. They are, however, undefeated at the Stadionul Orasenesc since last September and will head into the weekend clash as clear favorites.
TNS' latest result ended a run of back-to-back defeats and they will be looking to build on that this week. They are, however, winless in their last three competitive away outings and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Petrocub 3-1 The New Saints
Petrocub vs The New Saints Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Petrocub to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the hosts' last nine matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of the visitors' last four matchups)
