Sheriff Tiraspol vs Skendija Tetovo Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

The Moldovan side would’ve hoped for a better result in the first-leg, though they didn’t get beaten badly as they lost by just a goal to nil, so they ought to remain confident of going through when they welcome Sjkendija to Sheriff Stadium on Tuesday evening.

As the side with a greater pedigree in European competitions, Sheriff would’ve expected to go to Macedonia in the first-leg and return with a positive result, though they’ve left themselves plenty to do by not only losing but failing to score. Scoring an away-goal can alleviate so much pressure in these two-legged ties, but after drawing a blank on their travels, they’ll will need to do it the hard way.

Fortunately for the hosts, they’re facing a Shkendija team who have a poor record when playing on the road in this competition, while they themselves have often done well on their own patch in Europe. Sheriff come into this fixture having lost just one of their last six home matches In UCL qualifying, while they’ve kept a clean sheet in five of those. Having lost away in the first-leg of the last round, Goran Sablić’s men returned home to turn things around, as they won 3-0 at Sheriff Stadium. A similar result would do nicely on Tuesday.

In contrast, while Sheriff have a pleasing record at home in this competition, Shkendija, though their sample size is much smaller, have a shocking record on the road when attempting to qualify for this competition. Before taking part in qualifying this season, the Macedonians had lost their only other away UCL game, losing 4-0 at Partizan. Having beaten Welsh side TNS by five goals to nil in the last round, Tuesday’s visitors nearly threw it all away in the second-leg, as they lost 4-0. On that occasion they were all over the place defensively, and it’s probably fair to say that they’ll need to do better on Tuesday.

Given the fact that Sheriff have been typically hard to beat on their own patch in previous UCL qualifying campaigns, coupled with the fact that their visitors have struggled on their travels, it’s not exactly hard to fancy the hosts, though for a team who really didn’t impress last time out, they look somewhat short in the betting.

When the teams met last week, the Macedonians offered plenty going forward, as they often made light work of finding space in behind Sheriff’s back-line. They may not have impressed offensively away during the last round, but having learnt from that game, and with the counter likely to be a viable option in this match, the visitors may just be up to getting competitive in the final third.

In truth, Sheriff should’ve scored last week, they had a couple of good opportunities, so finding the net on their own patch should be well within the grasp of the hosts. However, as mentioned above, they didn’t cover themselves in defensive glory, so it’s not at all hard to envisage them conceding too. All things considered, ‘Both Teams to Score’ stands out at the prices.