Hacken vs Zalgiris Prediction: Will the Swedes be stronger again?

Prediction for the UEFA Europe League match which will take place on August 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Hacken

Last season, Hecken became the Swedish champion for the first time in history, which allowed the team to start in the main European cup - the Champions League. There Hecken beat New Saints from Wales but was stopped by the main opener of this season's LC qualification, Faroese club Klaksvik. In the first game against Zalgiris, the Swedes rehabilitated themselves from this setback, taking a wide step toward the Europa League group. 3:1 - Hecken scored three unanswered goals by the 70th minute and only conceded back in the very end.

In the Swedish 2023 championship, the team of experienced Norwegian specialist Per-Mathias Høgmo is in second place with only one point behind the first line. In 19 matches of the national championship, Hecken scored 47 goals.

Zalgiris

The team from Vilnius also started in the league qualification, passed Macedonian Struga, but then lost to Galatasaray, which they failed to cope with. Judging by 1:3 at home against Hecken, Zalgiris will also be out of the Europa League very soon.

Zalgiris is second in the Lithuanian championship after 26 rounds, with six points behind the leader. In terms of goals scored team of Kazakh coach Vladimir Cheburin is the first - 49 goals in 26 games.

Expert Betting Tips

Both teams are leaders of their national championships in scoring. In the current European Cup campaign, the meetings between Hecken and Zalgiris are also mostly productive. In the first game, the rivals scored four goals apiece, and why shouldn't they score at least three in the return leg? Moreover, almost all of Hecken's home games this season have been high-scoring.