Hacken vs The New Saints 12.07.2023 Prediction: UEFA Champions League qualification

Match Overview

The New Saints, renowned across Wales, will travel to take on Hacken in the first round of their UEFA Champions League qualification competition on Wednesday at the Bravida Arena. Hacken hail from Sweden and will be keen on getting a qualification berth for themselves in the main competition, but it will not be an easy task by any means.   

Key Highlights

Hacken will feel that they might have some work to do going into this game as they have won just three out of the last five matches that they played. The New Saints, on the other hand, have won four of the last five matches that they have participated in. The only loss was against Cardiff City by a massive 1-3 scoreline.    

Injury Report

Tobias Karlsson, Johan Hammar and Ali Youssef are among some of the players of Hacken who will not be available for selection in this game owing to the injuries that they, unfortunately, sustained earlier in this season. While Karlsson and Hammar are expected to come back later this month, Youssef is expected by August. The New Saints do not have any of their players missing in action.

Prediction

The New Saints have scored more than 3 goals on three occasions out of their last five matches. Hacken, on the other hand, have kept just two clean sheets in their last five. This means that both these teams are very well-matched with each other, despite The New Saints having an edge over Hacken. We expect BTTS (both teams to score.)