Velez Mostar and Inter Club Escaldes will square off in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League first qualifying round on Wednesday. The home side have not been in action since claiming a 5-1 away win over Tuzla City in May in the final game of their league campaign last season.
Mihael Mlinaric scored a hat-trick while Dino Halilovic and Tarik Sikalo scored a goal each to inspire the rout. The victory saw Rođeni secure third spot in the Premier League BH and book their spot at this stage of the Conference League qualifiers.
Inter Club, meanwhile, finalized their Andorran Primera Divisio with a 3-1 comeback away win over Penya in May. They went behind to Carlos Chirri's 12th-minute strike but Pablo Arganaraz scored either side of Marc Caballe to help the visitors leave with all three points.
The victory saw them end the campaign in second spot to secure their spot in the Conference League qualifiers.
The winner of this tie will face AEK Athens in the second round of the qulifiers.
Velez vs Inter Club Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Velez Mostar have won just one of the six qualification games they have played in the Conference League (four losses).
- Five of Inter Club's last six qualification games in the Conference League have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Mostar are unbeaten in their last six home games (four wins).
- Four of Inter Club's last five away games have produced less than three goals.
- There have been goals scored in both halves in Inter Club's last five competitive games.
Velez vs Inter Club Prediction
Mostar enter this game as favorites and will be expected to boost their chances of progression with a first-leg victory. Damir Čanadi's side won five of their last seven games last term (one loss).
Inter Club, for their part, have competed in all four seasons of the UEFA Conference League. They have won at least one leg in three of their previous five ties but their chances in this tie appear slim.
We are backing the home side to claim a comfortable win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Velez 3-1 Inter Club
Velez vs Inter Club Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Velez to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Both halves to produce over 0.5 goals