Noah vs Shkendija Prediction and Betting Tips | 11th July 2024

Noah host Shkendija at the Kotaik Stadium on Thursday for the first leg of their clash in the UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round.

Last season, they came second in the Armenian Premier League after collecting 80 points from 36 games, finishing just two points behind winners Pyunik.

Nonetheless, it paved the way to this stage of qualifying. This will be just their third appearance in the qualifiers of a major European club tournament.

In both their previous attempts, the Armenian outfit went out in the first round: against Kairat in the 2020-21 Europa League qualifiers and then against KuPS in the 2021-22 Europa Conference League qualifiers.

Coincidentally, even Shkendija finished as runners-up in their domestic top flight last season. They were level on points with Struga with 64 for each, but the latter won the title on the head-to-head record.

The Ballists secured a passage to the qualifiers of the Conference League though, and will be hoping to get fourth time lucky by reaching the tournament proper this time around.

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Noah vs Shkendija Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• The sides meet for the first time in history.
• Shkendija have faced an Armenian side on just one occasion in the past: facing Ararat Yerevan in the first round of the Europa Conference League qualifiers, which they won 4-2 on aggregate.
• Having lost out in the first round of the Conference League qualifiers to Welsh side Haverfordwest County last year, Shkendija are looking to avoid the ignominy of bowing out in the same round for the second year running.
• Noah are making just their third appearance in the European qualifiers; they were knocked out in the first round in both their previous attempts: against Kazakhstan's Kairat in the 2020-21 Europa League and to Finland's KuPS in the 2021-22 Conference League.
• Shkendija have lost just one of their last four away games in European qualifiers, although it came in their most recent away clash: vs Haverfordwest County (1-0) in 2023.

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Noah vs Shkendija Prediction

Shkendija have a wealth of experience in the qualifiers, and their form lately has been encouraging too.

The North Macedonian outfit will feel they have an opportunity to take a lead into the contest against a relatively unknown and inexperienced side, and should be able to pull off a comfortable win here.

Prediction: Noah 0-2 Shkendija

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Noah vs Shkendija Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Shkendija to win

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No