Valletta FC

vs

Rakow Czestochowa

Tips, Stats and Odds

Raków are the 1.46 favorites for Thursday's UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 return leg against Valletta FC, who are 6.3, with the draw set at 5.0. Raków have the edge after beating Valletta 3-1 in the first leg of this tie and, while the Maltese side may have enough to be competitive for periods, Raków are expected to finish the job.

Dawid Kroczek's side have been in excellent form overall, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing only 2 of their last 10 in all competitions, so there is clearly an away advantage about the favourites here.

Raków have been playing a high-tempo game with a lot of pressing and width, which has seen them stretch teams out, and Valletta will need to deal with that on Thursday.

Raków's high-tempo approach is based around the 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 formation they play, which uses wing-backs to drive through the wide areas, while the transitions from defence to attack are usually vertical. That should allow them to pin Valletta back for large periods of the game, so Thane Micallef's men will have to be patient in this tie.

Valletta have set up in a fairly compact back four with a double pivot in front, which is set up to keep things narrow and hit teams on the break. Manuel Morello is their best chance of landing a punch, as he has 1 goal in 1 UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 match.

Valletta's last 5 matches have seen them register 2 wins and 3 defeats, while they have 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in their last 10 overall, so their form has been patchy at best.