Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Skonto stadions will host Thursday’s Conference League game between Riga and Ruzomberok. Against all odds, Riga crushed Ruzomberok 3-0 in Slovakia, with the team moving on the verge of round 3. The Latvians are with one foot in the next qualifying round, and they are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the second leg. Both Gabriel Ramos and Marcelo Torres are pushing for a start after the duo got their names on the scoresheet in a 2-1 win over Spartaks at the weekend.
The visitors, on the other hand, are low on spirits ahead of the trip to Latvia, and seeing that important first-team regular Matej Kochan limped off with injury in a 2-2 draw with Podbrezova, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. Tomas Bobcek is widely expected to replace Kochan in the starting XI.