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With the 2026-27 Champions League qualifiers set to begin, Northern Irish side Larne will hope to get the better of hosts Tre Fiori at Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle on Tuesday in the first leg of their tie.
The home side enter the tie as champions of San Marino, whereas Larne are champions of Northern Ireland, and they have both subsequently earned passageway into the Champions League qualifiers.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Tre Fiori vs Larne key stats
- Tre Fiori ended the 2025-26 league season having conceded five fewer times than any other team in the division (13).
- Larne scored 73 goals in 38 league matches in 2025-26.
- Tre Fiori conceded at least two goals in five of their seven previous Champions League qualifiers.
- Larne have kept four clean sheets in their last seven European games.
Tre Fiori vs Larne preview: Telling European records?
Tre Fiori vs Larne — Tale of the Tape
| Tre Fiori | vs | Larne |
|---|---|---|
| 1st (San Marino's Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio) | Position | 1st (Northern Ireland's NIFL Premiership) |
| 73 | Points | 83 |
| 63 | Goals For | 73 |
| 13 | Goals Against | 26 |
| 21 | Clean Sheets | 21 |
| 2nd | Home / Away Rank | 1st |
Tre Fiori claimed their first league title since 2019-20 – their ninth overall – but their success was hard fought given they only beat Virtus to first place by one point.
The hosts have never reached the group or league phase of the Champions League before, and they will hope to put on a strong showing against Northern Irish opposition Larne.
While Tre Fiori have never encountered the visitors before, they have met Northern Irish opposition in a preliminary round of Champions League qualifying in 2020-21, though they did suffer a 2-0 defeat to Linfield in that clash.
Manager Danilo Girolomoni's side have played just one game this season so far, losing 3-1 in the Coppa Titano final to La Fiorita on May 23, and they are now winless in their last two competitive games.
Larne's league title was only their third ever, with the club finishing three points ahead of Coleraine in 2025-26, though it was their third title in four seasons.
The away side also began their 2026-27 campaign in the best possible fashion, winning on penalties against Coleraine in the Charity Shield on July 3 after a goalless stalemate in regulation time.
Tuesday will be the club's fifth ever match in the Champions League qualifiers, and a loss would be their fourth in that time, with Larne conceding 10 goals in those four games.
It would be wrong to suggest that Gary Haveron's side boast a strong European record considering they have lost half of their 22 overall continental outings, but they have won seven times in Europe, and they managed to reach the league phase of the Conference League in 2024-25.
Tre Fiori vs Larne form guide & betting tips
| Tre Fiori | vs | Larne |
|---|---|---|
L |
Form | W |
| 1 | Goals For | 0 |
| 3 | Goals Against | 0 |
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Champions League Form | N/A |
Whispers predicts: Tre Fiori 1-2 Larne
Larne do not have a particularly extensive record in Europe, but they are the more experienced side on the continental stage, and they should have enough to come away with a win.
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