- Home form: Raków are unbeaten in 3 of their last 4 home matches (all-competitions), conceding only 3 goals at an average of 0.75 goals per game.
- Away form: Hajduk have scored 9 away goals at an average of 1.80 per match across their last 5 away outings in all-competitions.
- Odds: Raków are the slight favorites at 2.07, just ahead of Hajduk at 3.4, whilst the draw is listed at 3.4.
Draw puts both sides level heading into 2nd leg
Match context
Raków Czestochowa (Raków) and HNK Hajduk Split (Hajduk) drew 2-2 in the 1st leg of this UEFA Conference League qualification tie, so the head-to-head score is tied as we head into Thursday's return leg in Poland.
Recent form
Raków arrive off the back of a 2-1 away loss to MKS Cracovia Krakow in the Ekstraklasa 2026/2027 and that 2-2 draw with Hajduk, so they won't be feeling too confident going into this one with any real momentum behind them. Hajduk are unbeaten in their last 5 matches, winning 3 and drawing 2 after they recorded a 1-2 away win against NK Gorica in the HNL 2026/2027 and that 2-2 stalemate with Raków last week.
Tactics
Raków are a compact, wing-back system team that have been tough to break through in their last 10 matches of the season (W5, D2, L3), with coach Dawid Kroczek (appointed 4th May 2026) preferring to set up with a back three and wing-backs and then to spring forward when the chance arises. Hajduk's gameplan is more aggressive and is based around a 4-2-3-1 / 4-3-3, with coach Gonzalo Garcia (appointed 1st July 2025) favouring a higher tempo, proactive pressing and quick vertical switches.
A clash between a team that likes to play in a low-block (Raków) and a team that likes to press high (Hajduk) should make for an intriguing tactical game of chess. Hajduk will press much higher up the field, use their full-backs to stretch the play and look to switch the ball and play the vertical or diagonal long ball when possible.
Key players
- The home side's main attacking threat is Mahir Emreli (2 goals in 5 UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 appearances) and he is also one of their most dangerous players from a goal-scoring perspective, netting 2 of his side's last 5 goals.
- Michele Sego is Hajduk's danger man, he's scored 4 goals in 3 UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 games and has 5 of his team's last 15 goals in their previous 5 matches.
Draw looks a likely outcome
This is a tricky one to call as both sides have been solid, but the home-field advantage for Raków is a slight advantage and they could be just enough to edge this one in a game that could easily go either way.
Both teams to score is a smart option at 1.67 and it would fit the 2-2 1st-leg scoreline and their respective attacking numbers.
