- Borac won the 1st Leg 3-1 away from home in UEFA Conference League Qualification to bring a 2-goal lead and momentum to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Borac are undefeated in their last 5 home games in all competitions (Won 4, Drawn 1), conceding just 2 goals in that run.
- Vikingur are struggling on the road in all competitions, with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 4 games on their travels and an average of 2.25 goals conceded per away game.
Borac to bank another result at home
FK Borac Banjaluka are the 2.37 favourites to win Thursday's UEFA Conference League Qualification tie against Vikingur Reykjavik, who are priced at 2.72, with the draw coming in at 3.55. The Red and Blues are rightly ahead of their opponents in the market due to their superior form and the 2-goal advantage they established in the first leg, but the price on the away side is quite generous and it's hard to see a massive margin in this clash.
Vikingur have been up and down in all competitions recently, registering 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats across their last 10 matches. Víkingar in the 1st Leg at home to Borac were undone by a couple of well worked counters. Soelvi Ottesen's side are a higher-tempo team who play in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-2-2 hybrid system, they press up, they overload the wide areas and they can be dangerous on the break with their forwards.
Gylfi Sigurdsson is their main man, who tops the Icelandic side's scoring in UEFA Conference League Qualification with 1 goal in 1 game, but has also bagged 4 goals in their last 5 in all competitions. Vikingur are no pushovers in the goal area, so they'll make a few chances if the game opens up, as they've scored 10 goals in their last 5 in all competitions, including a 4-2 win at FH Hafnarfjordur.
Vinko Marinovic has Borac operating with real cohesion
Borac have a 4-game winning run going into this tie and have won 6, drawn 3 and lost just 1 of their last 10 in all competitions. Vinko Marinovic's men are well-drilled in a compact 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2 system, where they focus on being organised, pouncing on the counter and hurting their opponents with dead ball scenarios.
Luka Juricic is Borac's most lethal player, he's netted 3 goals in 5 UEFA Conference League Qualification matches and 3 of Borac's last 10 in all competitions. The Red and Blues have also scored 10 in their last 5 in all competitions, so they can strike if they manage to keep their visitors at bay.
Borac's measured approach at the back will be the perfect antidote to Vikingur's higher pressing style and we can see this tie looking competitive. However, the hosts have the edge as they have to protect their lead and grind out another result. Under 2.5 goals looks a great play at 2.1, particularly with Borac's compact home setup, while we will give the edge to the hosts to edge it.
