Europa Conference League tips: Hopeful Hibernian, lethal Lech Poznan, belligerent Besiktas

Planet Sport takes a close look at five Europa Conference League qualifying fixtures on Thursday, July 27.

2023-07-26Europa Conference League tips: Hopeful Hibernian, lethal Lech Poznan, belligerent Besiktas

Qualifying action continues in the Europa Conference League this Thursday night with a number of notable clubs taking to the field. 

Here, Planet Sport takes a closer look at five games as we form a tasty Thursday night accumulator.

Inter Escaldes (AND) vs Hibernian (SCO)

Hibernian fans may have been licking their fingers at the prospect of a big European clash with Inter, though it's not the Italian powerhouse that the Edinburgh outfit will meet.

Instead, Hibs will travel to Andorra for a clash with Inter Escaldes - a side which won their national cup with a last-minute goal in the final.

Hibernian are big favourites in the betting, but considering this is just their first competitive outing of the season, we're backing the Scots to bag a modest win.

Bodo/Glimt (NOR) vs Bohemians (CZE)

If you want to see goals, you've come to the right place.

Bodo/Glimt have no problems when it comes to finding the back of the net - a claim they've recently backed up by bagging 16 efforts across their last six outings.

The Norwegian league leaders average 2.7 goals per game in the league and we fully expect them to take that form into the Europa Conference League.

Bohemians saw an average of 3.2 goals scored during their league fixtures in the Czech league last term.

Bearing all this in mind, prepare yourself for a goal fest.

Ordabasy (KAZ) vs Legia Warsaw (POL)

Legia Warsaw are one of the most successful Polish clubs when it comes to European football, however the Ekstraklasa outfit have been largely disappointing on the continent in recent years.

Since 2017, the Warsaw-outfit have successfully navigated European qualifying once. This came during the 2021/22 campaign as Legia lost every game in their Europa League group.

This year, the task doesn't get any easier. Ordabasy are the current league leaders in Kazakhstan and have lost just two of their last 16 outings.

Kazakhstan is a notoriously tricky place to visit during European qualifiers and we're backing the hosts in the draw no bet market.

Besiktas (TUR) vs Tirana (ALB)

The Vodafone Park in Istanbul is a horrendously tough place to go for an away team.

Last season, Besiktas lost just one home game as they powered to a third-placed finish in the league.

Tirana edged Dinamo Batumi in the earlier qualifying round but frankly speaking, it would be a major shock if they could pull off a result away in Istanbul.

Backing the hosts to win to nil is the way to go.

Lech Poznan (POL) vs Kauno Zalgiris (LTU)

There's just something special when it comes to Lech Poznan and European competitions.

The Polish club have a knack for impressing on the continent and it's no surprise to see them as overwhelming favourites to win this opening leg against Kauno Zalgiris.

Last Tuesday, another Lithuanian side from Zalgiris pulled off a major upset by holding Galatasaray to a 2-2 draw.

A repeat of that in Poland is unlikely against a side which reached the quarter-final of this competition last term.