BALZAN v VIDEOTON
Tuesday 4th July 2017 – Kickoff: 1745hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips
Maltese side Balzan face somewhat of a mountain to climb on Tuesday night despite holding home advantage at their Victor Tedesco Stadium in Hamrun ahead of the second leg of the first round qualifier in the Europa League against Videoton.
Balzan find themselves 2-0 down following their first leg defeat in Hungary last week, and their past history in the Europa League certainly hasn’t been very convincing, particularly at home, where they’ve lost both of their previous ties with defeats to Zeljeznicar and Neftci.
The home side will be hoping it’s a case of third time lucky when they host Videoton here this evening, but the omens are not good. Even in the domestic Premier League, Balzan managed to win by 2 goals or more on just 6 occasions from their 16 home matches.
Hungarian side Videoton just need to avoid defeat on Tuesday night when they make their way to Malta having done the business in the first leg of this Europa League first round qualifier with a 2-0 win at their Puskás Akadémia Pancho Aréna.
Videoton were runners-up in the Hungarian top flight at the end of the recent domestic campaign and just three points adrift of champions Honved, which earned them a place in the Europa League qualifiers, and they look well placed ahead of this decisive second leg.
Videoton have lost just once in their last seven away matches overall, which was a 1-0 loss at aforementioned Honved, while they made it through to the third round qualifying stages in this competition last season.
Pick: Videoton to win @ 1.57 Bet Victor
