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Caernarfon Town FC welcome Crusaders FC to Bangor for the first leg of their UEFA Conference League first round qualification tie on Thursday (July 11th). The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 3-0 victory over Buckley in a friendly over the weekend.
The Canaries were last involved in competitive action when they claimed a 3-1 home win over Penybont in the Welsh Premier League Conference League playoff final in May. The victory saw them book their spot at this stage of the qualifiers.
Crusaders, meanwhile, suffered a 3-1 defeat to Salford in a friendly on Sunday. Junior Luamba, Conor McAleny and Marcus Dackers scored for Salford while Ben Kennedy netted a late consolation goal for the home team.
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The Crues qualified for the Conference League qualifiers courtesy of their 3-2 home win over Coleraine in the NIFL Premiership Conference League playoff final.
The winner of this tie will face Legia Warsaw in the second round of the qualifiers while the losers are eliminated from the continental competition.
Caernarfon vs Crusaders Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Six of Caernarfon's last seven games have produced three goals or more.
- Five of Crusaders' last six games have produced over 2.5 goals, with four games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- Crusaders are winless in their last five away games in European club competition, losing four games in this run.
- Caernarfon's last eight games have produced over 1.5 goals.
- Five of Crusaders' last eight games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
Caernarfon vs Crusaders Prediction
Caernarfon defied expectations last season to finish in the top four of the Welsh Premier League. This subsequently saw them secure European football for the first time in their history. Despite being the home side, this game would not be played at their usual ground but Richard Davies' men should still have enough support behind them.
Crusaders, for their part, are slight favorites in this tie and would fancy their chances of progressing to the next round of the qualifiers.
We are backing the two sides to cancel each other out in a high-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Caernarfon 2-2 Crusaders
Caernarfon vs Crusaders Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Bold Tip - Both teams to score over 1.5 goals
