Hibernian vs Skendija Tetovo Predictions

• Hibernian reached the play off stage last time
• Hibs won previous round 6-2 on aggregate
• Shkendija have never qualified for the League Phase

Hibs keen to make home advantage count

Hibernian host Shkendija in the first leg of this Conference League qualification tie. Hibs got their season off to a poor start, losing 2-1 to Motherwell, and will be expecting better fortunes against the North Macedonian side. The Scottish side will be looking to make home advantage count before the return leg next week.

David Gray’s side enjoyed a strong campaign last season to secure European football once again and will be hoping to qualify for the league phase, having just missed out in the play-off stage last season. Shkendija have plenty of European experience themselves, having regularly featured in UEFA qualifying competitions over the years. However, they have still yet to reach the league phase of the competition.

Hibs beat Midtjylland and Partizan in last season’s campaign, both of whom are better than Shkendija. The visitors will likely look to keep things tight and take the tie back to North Macedonia with everything still to play for, but will come up short against Hibernian here. Hibs should win this comfortably, a 3-1 win would put them in a great position heading into the second leg