Twente vs Riga FC Prediction, Betting Tips & Match Preview
Twente vs Riga FC
UEFA Conference League Qualification
Date: 10 August 2023, Thursday
Kick-off at 19:00 UK / 20:00 CET
Venue: De Grolsch Veste (Enschede).
Twente will continue their UEFA Conference League adventures on Thursday evening when they host Riga FC in the first leg of the third qualifying round tie at De Grolsch Veste.
Interestingly, both outfits needed extra-time goals to reach this stage of the competition.
Twente somehow survived a very tough Hammarby test thanks to a 115th-minute equalizer from Sem Steijn seven days ago in the return leg on Swedish soil.
Head coach Joseph Oosting can be satisfied with the defensive displays his men have shown in the previous double-header.
The attacking line will have a nice opportunity to boost the spirits before the start of the new Eredivisie campaign just in this matchup against Riga FC.
The Latvians pulled off a big upset by eliminating Hungarian side Kecskemet in the second qualifying round.
They have done so by completing an amazing second half comeback last Thursday in Riga. Gauthier Mankenda secured the extra-time by bagging a goal in the fifth minute of added time while substitute Mohamed Ngom secured the winner in the 122nd minute of the affair.
Riga FC have thus jumped above two obstacles this year in Europe after eliminating Vikingur Reykjavik in the opening qualifying round.
They have also shown decent displays in the Conference League in the last two seasons, reaching the playoffs in 2021/22 and the third qualifying round in 2022/23.
That said, Riga FC did suffer a tough 1-5 loss on aggregate to Portuguese side Gil Vicente at this stage of the competition last year.
Twente vs Riga FC Head-to-head
- Twente and Riga FC are about to take on each other for the first time ever this Thursday in Enschede.
Twente vs Riga FC Prediction
The difference in quality between these two outfits is huge and we can’t expect anything else but a commanding victory for Twente on Thursday. The main pick is Twente to win by two or more goals difference at the 2.50 odds.
Braver punters can take the hosts to win the first half in -1.5 Asian Handicap at the 3.50 odds while Twente’s lead at the half time and win at the end also seems a great betting option at the 1.66 odds.
Twente to win in -2.5 Asian Handicap @ 2.50 (6/4)
HT/FT Twente/Twente @ 1.66 (4/6) odd.
