KF Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Champions League match on July 16th, 2024

KF Ballkani and UE Santa Coloma will play on July 16th, 2024, Tuesday, in a match counting for the Champions League in Suva Reka, check the KF Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where KF Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stadiumi i qytetit Suharekë stadium, in the city of Suva Reka, with a capacity for 3000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the KF Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma betting tip 2024/2025

Welcome to the first round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, the premier club football competition in Europe. In this stage, teams from the lower-ranked football associations across the continent compete for a chance to progress to the next round and compete against some of the best teams in Europe.

KF Ballkani last match

KF Ballkani is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced UE Santa Coloma in a match valid for Champions League, and the match ended 1-2.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.60, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

UE Santa Coloma last match

KF Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma h2h

On the first match of 1st Qualifying Round, KF Ballkani beat the UE Santa Coloma team for 1-2. The result guarantees KF Ballkani an advantage in the second leg game.

After winning the first qualifying round match by a one-goal margin, KF Ballkani go into the game with the advantage of needing only a draw to secure qualification for the next round.

KF Ballkani

In the 1st Qualification Round of the Champions League, KF Ballkani should aim to maximize their home advantage by adopting an offensive stance in the match. As we know, playing at home can make a significant difference in the outcome of matches in the prestigious Champions League. Therefore, the team is likely to focus on an attacking style of play, leading to a higher number of corners and shots on goal.

It is true that the average number of shots towards the target is not high, but the shooting accuracy of the KF Ballkani players, in contrast, is remarkable. The club averaged 4 shots per match, with 2 goals scored in each match: thus, the team scored 2 goals for every 5 shots kicked toward the goal.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the KF Ballkani team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 55%.

UE Santa Coloma

In the 1st Qualification Round of the Champions League, when UE Santa Coloma plays away from home, they are likely to adopt a more defensive posture in their quest to secure at least a draw against their well-prepared adversary. Scoring goals as the visiting team can pose significant challenges, especially in a high-stakes tournament like the Champions League, where the hosts are determined to make the most of their home-ground advantage. Consequently, one can expect fewer goals from the away team as they focus on maintaining a solid defensive strategy against their formidable opponent.

The odds are certainly not in favor of the team, which in addition to playing in a difficult away match will have to deal with the difficulties shown in the offensive phase. At the moment, in fact, it has no more than 1 goals scored on average per match.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4.5 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

UE Santa Coloma is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of UE Santa Coloma in this match.

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