- Team form: FC Lugano have won their last 3 UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 away games, averaging 4.33 goals per match.
Familiar foes face off in Torshavn
FC Lugano will be pleased to get a trip to the Faroe Islands on Thursday when they face NSI Runavík in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 tie. Lugano already have one foot in the next round after the 2-0 win they recorded in the first leg of this tie.
Lugano will look to wrap up the tie at Torsvoellur Stadium, although the 1.32 odds on the Swiss visitors is a touch short with NSI 5.46 to take the draw.
Lugano have been flying
Recent form
Mattia Croci-Torti's side have been in fine form this season, winning eight of their last ten games overall (D1, L1) and taking a five-game win streak to this second leg after away wins over Grasshopper Club Zurich and NSI in the Swiss Super League and UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 respectively.
Lugano have been even more ruthless away from home in Europe with three wins in three UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 trips, averaging 4.33 goals in the process.
Tactics
Their 4-2-3-1 system can be flexible and morph into a 3-4-2-1 at times, but the bedrock of the Lugano approach is patient possession-based football where the inverted wingers and overlapping full-backs create overloads and pockets of space for the likes of Kevin Behrens.
Runavík will sit deep
Runavík will park the bus for this clash and will not make it easy for Lugano, but their 4-4-2 system is not designed to be overly progressive. Sigurdur Ragnar Eyjolfsson's team is compact and will look to defend deep and be the outlet for direct balls and set pieces on the counterattack.
Runavík come into the game in poor form after back-to-back defeats to HB Torshavn and FC Lugano, but they have been tidy at home in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, winning two and drawing two of their four matches. The 0.25 goals per game they have conceded at home is a reflection of their compact approach and disciplined defensive line, but they also need to get at Lugano.
Lugano look like the right bet
With the odds skewed towards the visitors, we feel it is worth taking a bet that would make the tie more interesting in the last 10 minutes. Lugano are a better side and will dominate this match as they did in Switzerland, so we are going with an away win and an over 2.5 goals bet at 1.36, which fits Lugano's away goal-averaging stats and the fact that they are opening teams up nicely.
- Michal Przybylski is Runavík's key player, having scored two of their five goals in the past five games and sitting top of their UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 goal-scoring charts with two strikes.
- Kevin Behrens has been Lugano's sharp edge, scoring four of their 11 goals in all competitions and netting four times in their three UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 matches.
