Lugano vs Malmo FF Predictions

Lugano haven’t won any of their opening three games in Group B of the Europa League this season, while their guests on Thursday, Malmo, have four points to their name and beat their Swiss hosts in the pairs’ reverse fixture a few weeks ago.

All of the stats suggest that a double chance bet on the visitors is the best way to go this Thursday and we’ve backed Malmo to claim all three points in Switzerland courtesy of a 1-0 win.

Malmo beat Lugano 2-1 in Sweden last month and head into the match as the form favourites, so you can start to see why we’ve backed the Swedish side to avoid defeat this Thursday.

The performances of both clubs during the last month or so only add weight to our prediction for Thursday’s clash, as Lugano have only won two of their last six matches in all competitions. while Malmo have won four of their last six matches and have only lost once during that period.

Lugano are yet to win in the Europa League this season, losing twice and drawing once, while Malmo have only lost one of their opening three group games and picked up their first win last time out against Lugano.

The performances of both teams in recent weeks adds even more reason to back our prediction for an away win and a clean sheet this Thursday, as Malmo have kept clean sheets in three of their last five matches and beat Orebro 5-0 in their last away game, while Lugano lost their last home game 3-1 against St. Gallen and have already been beaten by Malmo this season.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on the visitors will payout this Thursday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0. Malmo head into the match as the form favourites and have already beaten Lugano in the pairs reverse fixture. The hosts have struggled in the Europa League so far this season and have only managed to win two of their last six matches in all competitions, so it’s unlikely they will take all three points from Thursday’s match.