Dudelange welcome Hacken to Stade Jos Nosbaum for the first leg of their UEFA Conference League second round qualification tie on Thursday (July 25th). The home side booked their spot at this stage of the qualifiers with a 3-0 aggregate victory over Atletic Escaldes in the last round.
A 1-0 away win in Andorra was followed up by a 2-0 home win. Samir Hadji was the star of the show in the second leg as he scored a brace. With his first goal coming from the spot on the hour-mark, the second was scored in the 79th minute.
Hacken, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw away to Varnamo in the Swedish Allsvenskan over the weekend. They were 2-0 up by the 14th minute, breaking the deadlock through Hampus Nasstrom's seventh-minute own goal and Zeidane Inoussa's strike. Gustav Engvall halved the deficit in the 52nd-minute while Johnbosco Kalu equalized deep into injury time.
The Wasps received a bye to this stage courtesy of their third-placed finish in the Allsvenskan last season.
The winner of this tie will face either Stjarnan or Paide Linnameeskond in the next round of the qualifiers.
Dudelange vs Hacken Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Hacken's last 11 games have produced three goals or more, with eight games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- Four of Dudelange's last five home games have produced less than three goals.
- Hacken are unbeaten in their eight qualification games in UEFA club competitions including playoffs (five wins).
- Nine of Dudelange's last 10 qualification games in UEFA competitions have produced over 1.5 goals.
- Hacken's last eight games have produced an averge of 13.6 corner kicks.
Dudelange vs Hacken Prediction
Dudelange have made it to the second round of the Conference League qualifiers for the second consecutive season. They will be facing a significantly tougher test here compared to Atletic in the previous round.
Hacken's games tend to be highy entertaining with plenty of goals. They enter this game as firm favorites but have won just one of their last six away games (four losses).
We are backing the visitors to claim a multigoal victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Dudelange 1-3 Hacken
Dudelange vs Hacken Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Hacken to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Over 9.5 corner kicks