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Vllaznia host Valur at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkoder, Albania for the second leg of their tie in the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. The sides played out a pulsating 2-2 draw in the first leg on Friday.
Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason's 12th-minute strike had Vllaznia trailing early on, but Ardit Krymi equalized for them 10 minutes later.
Kevin Dodaj then appeared to have won the game for them with only six minutes of normal time remaining on the clock, but Lukas Logi Heimisson equalized for the hosts in the ninth minute of added time.
The Albanian side also finished with nine men after Ardit Deliu and Aron Jukaj were both sent off as the match ended on a sour note. Nonetheless, it kept the tie in balance, with both still having an equal chance of progressing.
On the other hand, Valur are playing in Europe after a gap of three years. In their last appearance, they reached the second qualifying round of the Europa Conference League but were beaten 6-0 on aggregate by Norway's Bodo/Glimt.
Vllaznia vs Valur Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This is only the second clash between the sides in history.
- Vllaznia have lost just one of their last six home games in the European qualifiers: a 1-0 loss to AEL Limassol in the second qualifying round of the 2021-22 Europa Conference League season.
- Their rivals from Iceland have lost their last eight away games in the European qualifiers and remain unbeaten in their last 13. Their last away qualifier win came against Finland's MyPa in 1993.
- Vllaznia have met an Icelandic side on just one more occasion before this: back in the 2001-02 season, they played KR, winning 1-0 at home but losing 2-1 away.
Vllaznia vs Valur Prediction
Vllaznia will be confident of their chances here, as their rivals have just been terrible on the road in Europe.
The side will be missing two of their players due to the red cards in the last game, but could still eke out a narrow win to book their place in the second qualifying round.
Prediction: Vllaznia 2-1 Valur
Vllaznia vs Valur Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Vllaznia to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes
