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St Patrick's Athletic will welcome Vaduz at Richmond Park in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday. Both teams are entering the competition in the second qualifying round.
St Patrick's Athletic finished third in the League of Ireland Premier Division last season to earn a place in the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. They reached the third qualifying round in their debut season in 2022-23 but failed to progress beyond the first qualifying round last season.
Saints will be looking to make some progress this time, but their form on the domestic front suggests the team is struggling. The hosts sit seventh out of 10 teams with 28 points, after winning seven matches out of 25, drawing seven and losing 11. St Patrick's Athletic are 19 points behind the top spot with 11 rounds still to be played.
Vaduz booked their place thanks to a third-place finish in the Swiss Challenge League last season. They are entering the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League in the second qualifying round. Last season, they crashed out in the first qualifying round. The visitors will likely draw inspiration from their impressive performance in 2022-23.
Residenzler have featured in all the editions of the Conference League since its inception in 2021-22, with their best record a group stage finish in 2022-23. The team is looking exuberant in the offseason though, winning three out of their four friendlies so far and scoring 11 goals. Vaduz have lost just once in their last 10 away matches.
St Patrick's Athletic vs Vaduz Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- St Patrick's Athletic have won thrice, drawn once and lost once in their last five matches at home.
- St Patrick's Athletic boast 62 matches in European competitions, winning 13, drawing 12 and losing 37.
- St Patrick's Athletic have scored only three goals in their last five matches but have only two.
- Vaduz have won thrice, drawn once and lost once in their last five matches on the road.
- St Patrick's Athletic have won twice, drawn twice and lost twice in their last five matches while Vaduz have won thrice, drawn once and lost once.
- Form Guide: St Patrick's Athletic – L-W-L-D-W, Vaduz – D-L-W-W-W.
St Patrick's Athletic vs Vaduz Prediction
St Patrick's Athletic will hope to claim a comfortable lead ahead of the return leg in Vaduz next week.
Vaduz will strive to maintain their impressive away form at Richmond Park in view of snatching a pleasant outcome ahead of the return leg.
St Patrick's Athletic could struggle in this match given their patchy domestic form.
Prediction: St Patrick's Athletic 1-2 Vaduz
St Patrick's Athletic vs Vaduz Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result – Vaduz
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals – Yes
Tip 3: St Patrick's Athletic to score have more than 4.5 shots on target - Yes
Tip 4: Vaduz to score - Yes
