Here we take a look at Smart Acca Picks for Thursday’s action, with this one being a long shot at 1756/1 chosen by Smart Acca via the Free FA Betting Hub App.
This is a Match Result and Both Teams to Score accumulator, with fixtures coming from the Europa Conference League’s Qualifiers.
The first game on this list sees Gibraltar National League outfit FC Bruno’s Magpies take on Dundalk at Victoria Stadium.
Alfonso Cortijo’s men have won just two of their last five matches, having lost 3-0 last time out in a friendly match to Preston after a superb penalty shootout win over Lincoln Red Imps after a 1-1 draw at full-time. In the run-up to these results, the Magpies beat Lynx 5-0, lost 2-1 to Europa FC and drew 0-0 with Glacis United.
Dundalk are in decent form heading into this match, as in the League of Ireland they had managed three wins in their last four prior to losing 3-2 at Bohemians last time out. Stephen O’Donnell’s men had previously managed to beat Shamrock Rovers 2-0 after drawing 1-1 with St Patrick’s Athletic, while also beating Drogheda and Cork 2-1 in back-to-back games.
HB Boltfelag of the Faroe Islands goes up against Derry City in the Europa Conference League qualifiers on Thursday.
The hosts have won just two of their last five matches, having beaten B68 2-0 and B36 1-0 before losing 2-1 to Vestur and 2-0 to KI on either side of a 1-1 draw with Vestur.
On the other hand, Derry have won two of their last four matches since drawing 0-0 with Bohemians, having beaten Cork City 2-0 and Sligo Rovers 2-1 on either side of a 1-0 loss to Shamrock Rovers and a 1-1 draw with Shelbourne.
Latvian outfit Riga FC goes head-to-head with Icelandic side Vikingur Reykjavik at Skonto Stadium.
Riga FC are in decent form heading into this encounter, as following their 1-0 friendly loss to FK Panevezys, they have gone on to hit their stride, beating Jelgava 3-1 in their domestic league, before drawing 2-2 with RFS and earning back to back wins over FK Liepaja and Auda by 3-1 and 1-0 scorelines.
The visitors have managed four wins in their last five, having managed to beat Thor in the Icelandic Cup quarter-final, before beating both Fram and Fylkir by 3-1 scorelines on either side of a 2-0 win against Stjarnam. Last time out, Vikingur were held to a 3-3 draw by Keflavik.
NK Maribor of Slovenia takes on Maltese outfit Birkirkara F.C. on Thursday night in the Europa Conference League qualifiers.
The home side who have the likes of Josip Ilicic among their ranks are unbeaten in their last five matches, having drawn 1-1 with both Bravo and CSKA Sofia, as well as 0-0 with Otelul. On top of this, Maribor have managed impressive 3-1 and 6-2 wins over Makedonija 3-1 and Varazdin 6-2.
Birkirkara’s last two wins came in the Maltese FA Trophy, where they beat Mosta 4-3 and Marsaxlokk 2-0, before being beaten 4-0 and 2-0 by Gzira and Hamrun.
The final game on this list sees Swiss Super League outfit Vaduz FC take on FC Neman Grodno of Belarus.
Vaduz, who are actually from Liechtenstein can only qualify for Europe via winning the domestic cup of their homeland. Their last five matches have seen them have mixed form, following a 2-2 draw with Lausanne Ouchy and a 6-1 thrashing of Xamax in their final two Swiss Challenge League matches, before losing 4-3 and 2-1 to Grasshoppers and Basel on either side of a 4-1 win against St Gallen.
Neman Grodno are in good form of late, as they have won three of their last four games since drawing 1-1 with Smorgon. The visitors have managed to beat Slutsk and Baranovici by 2-0 scorelines, before losing 1-0 to Bate Borisov and winning 3-0 away at Naftan.
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