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Gzira Utd vs UE Sant Julia Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Gzira Utd vs UE Sant Julia Predictions

Gzira United have one foot in the next round of the Europa League, after they claimed a 2-0 victory over Sant Julia last week. They kicked off the new Europa League campaign last Tuesday, and now one of the pair will secure a place in the next round of the competition. There may be over 10 months to go until the 2019 Europa League final, but for these two teams the summer qualifying campaign is huge. Can they take this chance to spark a European run?

The hosts should feel confident ahead of this game, and the bookies are certainly backing them. After a 2-0 away win in Andorra last week, they return home with a comfortable lead to protect, which is likely to send them in to the next round. The visitors come in to this clash in awful form, and they’re expected to suffer another defeat when you look at the pre-match odds.

Sant Julia have taken just one draw from their 15 Europa League matches, losing 14 times. That awful record only re-enforces the challenge ahead of them, as they look to overturn a two goal deficit. They’ve yet to score a goal in this competition, while they’ve lost to nil in every single one of their away matches in the Europa League. We struggle to see the visitors getting on the scoresheet on Thursday, which obviously puts Gzira through to the next round of the qualifiers.

There’s little pressure on the home side, who know they just need to protect their lead to progress in this competition. They’re in good form, with just one defeat in their previous 10 matches. After averaging two goals per game in the league last season, Gzira clearly have a threat up front. However, we don’t expect them to go pushing for a result in this encounter, given that they did all the hard work in their first leg victory.

With the visitors looking poor in this competition, we expect an easy night for the Malta side. The hosts should come through this clash with a narrow win, but we think under 2.5 goals is the best bet. Griza are unlikely to be pressured at the back, while they’ve got little need to throw men forward and rack up a victory. That leads us to back a low scoring game, and a 2-0 win for Griza to cruise through this stage of the qualifiers.

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