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VPS will welcome Zalgiris to Hietalahti Stadium in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League first-round qualifiers on Thursday. The hosts have not qualified for the group stage of a UEFA competition and are back in the qualifiers for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign. The visitors, meanwhile, have played in UEFA qualifiers since the 2012-13 season.
The hosts have seen a drop in form recently and are winless in their last four games in all competitions, suffering three consecutive losses. In their previous outing, they suffered a 3-2 home loss to EIF in the Veikkausliiga on Saturday.
The visitors have suffered back-to-back losses in their last two games in the Lithuanian A Lyga and failed to score in their 1-0 away loss to Kauno Zalgiris last week.
VPS vs Zalgiris Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams will meet for the first time.
- The hosts have suffered just one loss in their last four games in UEFA qualifiers. They have three wins in these games and have kept two clean sheets.
- The hosts have just one win in their last seven games in all competitions and have suffered three consecutive losses.
- The visitors have suffered two losses in their last 10 games in all competitions and have failed to score in just two games in that period.
- VPS have just one win in their last five games in all competitions while suffering two losses, and two games have ended in draws.
- Zalgiris have suffered just three losses in their last 20 games across all competitions, with all three losses coming in their away games.
- The visitors had just one win in eight games in the UEFA qualifying campaign last season, failing to score in five games in that period.
VPS vs Zalgiris Prediction
Raita are winless in their last four games, suffering three consecutive losses. They have scored just five goals in these games while conceding 12 goals and will look to improve upon that record. They are winless in their last three home games, which is a cause for concern.
Žaliai Balti have suffered two losses on the trot and failed to score for the first time in their 1-0 loss last week. They have failed to score in five of their last six away games in UEFA qualifiers and are likely to struggle here.
Considering the current form of the two teams, a low-scoring draw is likely to ensue.
Prediction: VPS 1-1 Zalgiris
VPS vs Zalgiris Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the first half - Yes
Tip 4: Mads Borchers to score or assist any time - Yes
