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Slask welcome St. Gallen to Tarczynski Arena for Thursday's second leg of their UEFA Conference League third-round qualification tie. The visitors hold a two-goal advantage in the tie, having claimed a 2-0 home win in the first leg in Switzerland last week.
Chadrac Akolo and Willem Geubbels scored first-half goals to help their side secure the victory.
Espen followed up their continental victory with a 1-0 home win over Grasshoppers in the Swiss Super League. Jovan Milosevic stepped off the bench to score the match-winner from the spot with eight minutes left on the clock.
Slask, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a goalless draw away to Widzew Lodz in the Polish Ekstraklasa.
The winner of this tie will face the loser of the UEFA Europa League qualifier between Trabzonspor and Rapid Vienna. The loser will see their continental sojourn brought to an end.
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Slask vs St. Gallen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The first-leg clash was the maiden meeting between the two sides.
- Five of Slask's six games in all competitions this season have produced less than three goals, with four matches seeing at least one side keep a clean sheet.
- St. Gallen have won their last six competitive games on the bounce, scoring at least twice on four occasions in this run.
- Slask have won just one of six competitive games they have played this season (three losses).
- St. Gallen are competing in the Conference League for the first time in their history.
Slask vs St. Gallen Prediction
Slask have to come from behind in a tie once again, having done so in the second round of the qualifiers against Riga. However, they had just a one-goal deficit against the Latvians and two goals against Swiss opposition is a much steeper hill to climb.
St. Gallen continued their flying start to the campaign with a hard-fought victory over Grasshopper in league action. The win left them one point off the summit of the standings and Enrico Maaßen's side are well-positioned to secure a spot in the Conference League group stage at the first time of asking.
Although one side could nick a win, we are backing the two teams to share the spoils in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Slask 1-1 St. Gallen
Slask vs St. Gallen Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 1.5 goals
