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

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UE Sant Julia vs Gzira United Predictions

We’re 11 months away from the Europa League final in 2019, but the competition’s first game of the new season comes on Tuesday night. The opener comes in Andorra, as Sant Julia take on Gzira United. Which of these two sides will be able to make it past the first hurdle in the qualifying campaign? While neither of these two are likely to go all the way, a summer trip through Europe would be huge for either club, if they can make it past this opening stage.

Sant Julia head in to this first leg after a poor finish to last season. They were in awful shape in the final few matches in the league, and that form is likely to continue through to their opening match of the new campaign. They had major defensive issues, based on their poor finish last time out. They’ve kept a single clean sheet in seven matches, which isn’t really good enough for a side who are finishing up in third place in the table.

Meanwhile, Gzira United finished the season in good form, but they saw their fair share of open games. Four of their last five saw both teams score, while they hit 10 goals in their previous five away trips. We expect them to follow up that form with more goals in this visit to a side who can’t seem to keep clean sheets, especially given that Sant Julia have problems at the back in Europe too.

The hosts have had their fair share of Europe League action in recent years, but they’ve found life in the competition tough. In their last 14 Europa League outings, Sant Julia have kept a single clean sheet. They went down 5-0 to Skenderbeu Korce in their last home match in this competition, so we can’t see their defence holding out.

However, the hosts scored in all but one of their previous 13 home matches, so we expect them to grab a goal. The problem for both sides here is their defence, with Gzira recording two clean sheets in their last 12 away trips. With that in mind, we see over 2.5 goals as the best way to go on this game, while we’re backing a 2-1 victory for the visitors on Tuesday night.

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