DAC vs Cliftonville Predictions

• Dun. Streda made it to the Third Qualifying Round in the 20/21 Europa League
• Cliftonville were knocked out at this stage in the last two UEFA tournaments they qualified for

Hosts keen for another European crack

Dun. Streda made a good fist of things in their 2020/21 Europa League qualifying bid, eventually making it to the third round before being dumped out by Linz ASK. Having missed out on UEFA competitions last season, Thursday’s hosts will be raring to go having qualified for this instalment of the Europa Conference League by finishing fourth in the Fortuna Liga in Slovakia.

Cliftonville may struggle to progress

Cliftonville’s last two European quests both ended in the first qualifying round and the Northern Irish based outfit will be keen to shake their first-round hoodoo. It’s difficult to weigh up the Slovakian league form with the Northern Irish, but the last time UEFA updated their club rankings earlier this year, there was the best part of 200 places between these two sides, with Thursday’s hosts ranked much superior to their opponents.

Dun. Streda to Win -1 on the 3-Way Handicap will be the main selection for Thursday’s game in Slovakia. The home side have gone beyond this stage in previous UEFA competitions and have a handful of full internationals within their ranks, which should be enough to comfortably see off Cliftonville in the first leg on Thursday. The correct score prediction for this one, will be for it to finish 3-0 to the hosts.