Champions League Qualifiers Tips: Rakow Czestochowa and Hacken can turn on the style
Rakow Czestochowa
Planet Sport takes a closer look at Tuesday’s Champions League qualifying action.
Champions League qualifiers continue on Tuesday with eight second-leg matches taking place across the continent.
Here, we take a closer look at four of the matches and pick out a tip in each.
Flora (EST) vs Rakow Czestochowa (POL)
Rakow Czestochowa were able to muster a slender 1-0 win in the opening leg of this tie, though the scoreline certainly doesn't represent the story of the match.
The Polish outfit dominated proceedings at home, boasting almost 70% possession, 16 goal attempts and 138 dangerous attacks.
Considering that opening leg was their first competitive outing of the season, perhaps the Ekstraklasa champions were simply a little bit rusty when it came to putting the ball into the back of the net.
Now that their first proper run out is behind them, we're backing the Poles to turn on the style and bag at least a couple more goals away in Estonia.
Tip: Rakow over 1.5 goals
Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL) vs Farul Constanta (ROM)
Farul Constanta pulled off one of the shocks of the round when they picked up a 1-0 win in the opening leg.
The Romanian champions have since backed up that result with a 1-0 victory in the league.
Sheriff will need to provide a much-improved display if they are to overturn the current aggregate score, though home advantage could make that a possibility.
The Moldovan champions are unbeaten in nine games at home, with the last team to beat them in Tiraspol being OGC Nice in the Europa Conference League.
With that in mind, we're backing Sheriff to win the match.
The New Saints (WAL) vs Hacken (SWE)
The New Saints have an almighty task ahead of them as they host Hacken in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie.
The Welsh champions suffered a 3-1 defeat in Gothenburg - a result which leaves them on the brink of early elimination.
Hacken, who are simultaneously battling to defend their Allsvenskan crown, are in great form having won three straight games and scoring nine goals in the process.
The Swedes completely dominated the first leg, and we expect them to do the same in Wales.
Tip: Hacken -1 Handicap
Breidablik (ICE) vs Shamrock Rovers (ROI)
Shamrock Rovers will feel there's still all to play for when they travel to Iceland for a huge clash with Breidablik.
The Scandinavian outfit had a slight edge in the first leg as they picked up a 1-0 victory in Dublin.
Breidablik will now be looking to defend that lead on home turf and their recent record will certainly fill them with confidence.
The team have won five of their last six games in Kopavogsvollur and they're unsurprisingly the favourites to prevail.
Nevertheless, we expect Shamrock Rovers to give a good account of themselves and our recommendation is to back both teams to score.
Tip: Both teams to score
