Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Thursday’s football game between Valur and Flora will bring down the curtain on the first leg of the Europa Conference League 1st qualifying round. Valur have big ambitions for the 2025/2026 Conference League campaign and they are seen as hot favourites to win Thursday’s clash. Given their five-game winning run in all competitions, home triumph should definitely be considered. Midfielder Lukas Heimisson is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Vestri, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Flora, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Talinna Kalev and Kalju. The Estonians have been producing fine performances in the national championship of late, but with Valur being a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Tallin with their hands empty. A man to watch in the away team will be Rauno Sappinen, who has already netted 10 goals in the Meistriliiga this term.