The Conference League Qualifiers match on Thursday will be between Ilves and Austria Vienna. Below you will find predictions, statistics and a user poll for the Ilves vs. Austria Vienna match, along with the latest odds.

Elfjes

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Ilves record a 3-2 victory in the Veikkausliiga against VPS Vaasa. In that match Santeri Haarala (10′), Joona Veteli (77′) and Anton Popovitch (90′) scored for Ilves, while Teemu Hytönen (34′, 45′) scored for VPS Vaasa.

Recent matches with Ilves have been high-scoring affairs, with a total of 25 goals scored in their last six matches, an average of 4.17 goals per match. Ilves have contributed 15 of these goals. It remains to be seen whether this trend will continue in their upcoming match.

Austria Vienna

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Austria Vienna enters this match after a 0-1 win over TSV Hartberg in the European play-offs. In that match Austria Vienna had 35% possession and 10 shots on target, 5 of which were on target. James Holland (39′) scored the decisive goal. TSV Hartberg managed 15 shots on target, 3 of which were on target.

Austria Vienna’s defence is a bit leaky, having conceded goals in 5 of their last 6 games, with a total of 9 goals conceded. They will need to be more defensively sharp in this encounter.

Team News: Ilves

Ilves manager Joonas Rantanen can choose from an almost full squad, with only Felipe Aspegren (knee injury) unavailable.

Team News: Austria Vienna

Austria Vienna coach Stephan Helm is struggling with multiple injuries. Marko Raguz (pubic bone inflammation), Ziad El Sheiwi (cruciate ligament tear), Johannes Handl (lateral knee ligament tear) and Florian Wustinger (shoulder injury) are all sidelined.

Prediction

Given the form and defensive records of both teams, Ilves may struggle to break through Austria Vienna’s defence. Austria Vienna is expected to win, possibly with a clean sheet.

We predict an exciting match with a 0-1 victory for Austria Wien. Our expert partners recommend betting on more than 1.5 goals for this match.