Elfsborg and Sheriff Tiraspol will clash in the second leg of their Europa League second qualifying round tie this Thursday, 1 August.
Can Elfsborg confirm their win from the first leg or will Sheriff surprise us all in this game? Find that out and more from our Elfsborg vs Sheriff Tiraspol prediction and preview, but remember to also take a look at our other Europa League predictions.
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Elfsborg vs Sheriff Tiraspol prediction: Hosts to get another win
Key stats
- We saw both teams score in five of the last nine Sheriff's games across the board.
- Elfsborg have scored two or more goals in five of their last seven games.
- In the last five matches that Elfsborg have played in all competitions, we saw an average of 4.80 total goals per game.
Correct score prediction: Elfsborg 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
Elfsborg are in the middle of their season so fitness shouldn’t be an issue and they’re in really good form, winning their six of their last seven matches in all competitions. They are scoring plenty and may have too much for Sheriff who only scraped through the last round.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies clearly favouring Elfsborg
- HOME: 10/21 (1.48) – 67.70%
- DRAW: 17/5 (4.40) – 22.70%
- AWAY: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.70%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The hosts are the expected winners in this match according to the Elfsborg vs Sheriff Tiraspol odds and that doesn't come as a surprise after we saw Elfsborg beat Sheriff in Tiraspol last week.
Furthermore, Elfsborg are in great form and in the middle of their season, so they're already in true competitive form. Finally, they will now host the second leg, so we can see why they're the overwhelming favourites.
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Most recent H2Hs: Teams set for their second-ever meeting
Sheriff have faced Swedish opposition once before their matchup with Elfsborg this season, going down 3-2 on aggregate against AIK in a Europa League qualifiers five years ago.
Elfsborg have come through their two previous European ties against Moldovan opposition, seeing off FC Iskra-Stal in 2010 and FC Dacia Chisinau two years later.
UEFA Europa League Qualifying 25/07/24
Sheriff Tiraspol
Elfsborg
Elfsborg preview: In-form Swedes unlikely to change much
This Elfsborg side is clearly playing with plenty of confidence right now and we may see only light rotation from the first leg in Moldova. That being said, Elfsborg enter the second leg after losing to Djurgarden in the league over the weekend, which was their first loss after five wins in a row.
Predicted lineup: Pettersson (GK), Hedlund, Holmen, Henriksson, Yegbe, Hult, Baidoo, Baldursson, B. Zeneli, A. Zeneli & Abdulai
Sweden Allsvenskan 11/05/25
W Osters IF 0 Elfsborg 1 Sweden Allsvenskan 05/05/25
W GAIS 0 Elfsborg 2 Sweden Allsvenskan 27/04/25
L AIK 2 Elfsborg 0 Sweden Allsvenskan 23/04/25
W Sirius 3 Elfsborg 4 Sweden Allsvenskan 19/04/25
W Degerfors 0 Elfsborg 1
Sheriff Tiraspol preview: Hoping for an upset in the second leg
After barely eliminating Zira in the previous round, Sheriff Tiraspol have also lost the first leg at home against Elfsborg, so they will need to show much more in the second leg if they're to reach the next stage of the Europa League qualifiers.
Predicted lineup: Al-Tumi (GK), Pata, Behiratche, Lins, Boakye, Mija, Allach, Kyabou, Paulo, Ademo & Badolo
Moldova Divizia Nationala 02/11/24
W FC Milsami 0 Sheriff Tiraspol 4 Moldova Divizia Nationala 19/10/24
D CS Petrocub 1 Sheriff Tiraspol 1 Moldova Divizia Nationala 18/08/24
W CS Petrocub 0 Sheriff Tiraspol 1 UEFA Conference League Qualifying 15/08/24
L Olimpija Ljubljana 1 Sheriff Tiraspol 0 Moldova Divizia Nationala 11/08/24
W CF Sparta Selemet 0 Sheriff Tiraspol 1
