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Flora host SJK at the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia on Thursday for the first leg of their first qualifying round of the 2022-23 Europa Conference League.
The hosts are coming off the back of stunning form in their domestic top-flight, winning their last three games of the summer with a combined score of 9-1.
Jürgen Henn's men beat Kalju 2-0, followed by a 6-1 demolition of Vaprus and then a narrow 1-0 defeat of TJK Legion on Saturday.
Flora are looking to book their place in the competition for the second year running, after making it into the group stages last season.
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However, with just one win in six games, they couldn't reach the knockout stages.
SJK, meanwhile, enter the contest on a contrasting run of form, having failed to win any of their last four games in all competitions, including draws in each of their last three.
The Finnish side were beaten 1-0 in the league at the end of May by Oulu before getting knocked out in the sixth round of their domestic cup 5-3 on penalties against Inter Turku, who later held them to a 1-1 draw in the league too.
Their last match was two weeks ago, which also ended in a 2-2 draw with Haka.
Flora vs SJK Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the Estonian and Finnish sides.
- Flora are on a three-game winning streak right now and have won five of their last six fixtures.
- Flora have lost on home soil just once since September last year.
- SJK are winless in their last four games and have failed to win 10 of their last 13 encounters.
- Away from home, SJK are winless in nine of their 15 trips.
- Flora became the first Estonian team to play in Europe after qualifying for the 2021-22 Europa Conference League.
Flora vs SJK Prediction
Flora are obviously the form team right now and have home advantage too.
SJK, meanwhile, are on a rough patch of form, both home and away, making the odds heavily stacked against them.
The hosts are tough to beat on their home ground and have scored a lot of goals lately too. They will take some stopping here.
We expect Flora to take an easy victory and a massive advantage into the second leg.
Prediction: Flora 2-0 SJK
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Flora vs SJK Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Flora
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
