Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Following a 1-0 loss to Flora, Kalju will be aiming to return to winning ways when they take on Partizani in the Conference League first qualifying round, first leg. Kalju, though, have been struggling in the national championship of late, with the team failing to win the previous three league matches. Ukrainian midfielder Oleksandr Musolitin is widely expected to return to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the aforementioned defeat to Flora.
Partizani, on the other hand, have been producing fine performances in pre-season friendlies, with the team beating both Rabotnicki and Dinamo Tirana without conceding. As the Albanians are likely to rely on their solid defence in Thursday’s clash, we are tempted to place our bets on under 2.5 goals. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Republic of the Congo international Archange Bintsouka, who is likely to prove a handful for the opposition back-line.