Hacken vs Paide Prediction and Betting Tips

Hacken vs Paide Prediction and Betting Tips | August 7th 2024

Modified Aug 06, 2024 19:49 GMT

Hacken host Paide on Thursday. Credit: @bkhackenofcl X

Hacken welcome Paide Linnameeskond to Bravida Arena for the first leg of their UEFA Conference League third-round qualification tie on Wednesday. The hosts are coming off a 6-1 thrashing of Dudelange at the same venue in the last round of the qualifiers.

They went behind to Filip Bijic's fourth-minute strike but were level when Vincent Decker put through his own net in the 16th minute. Srdjan Hrstic scored a brace while Jeremy Agbonifo, Severin Nioule and Johan Hammar scored a goal each to help their side advance with a 12-3 aggregate win.

Paide, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 2-0 away victory over Kuressaare in the Estonian Meistriliiga. Dimitri Jepihhin and Michael Lilander scored first-half goals to help Linnameeskond claim all three points.

They will turn their focus to the continent, having booked their spot at this stage with a 5-2 aggregate victory over Stjarnan in the last round. A 2-1 loss in Iceland was overturned with a 4-0 victory at home in the second leg.

The winner of this tie will face FC Heidenheim in the next round of the qualifiers while the losers will be eliminated from the continent.

Hacken vs Paide Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
Hacken's last 14 games across competitions have produced three goals or more.
Paide have won just one of their last five away games in UEFA club competition qualifiers (two losses).
Hacken are unbeaten in 10 qualification games in UEFA club competitions, including playoffs, winning seven.
Hacken's last 11 games across competitions have produced an average of 13.8 corners.

Hacken vs Paide Prediction

Hacken have won four of their last five home competitive games and will certainly fancy their chances of claiming a comfortable victory here. They easily dispatched Dudelange in the last round and a similar margin of victory will be expected.

Paide have never advanced beyond this stage of the Conference League, having been eliminated in this round by Anderlecht in the 2022-23 campaign. Ivan Stojković's side not getting thrashed here could be crucial to their slim chances of advancing.

However, there is too much difference in quality between the two sides and we are backing the hosts to cruise to a comfortable victory.

Prediction: Hacken 4-0 Paide