- FC Levadia Tallinn have won eight of their last ten matches in all competitions, while IFK Goteborg have won just three of their ten.
- Goteborg have four defeats in their last five in all competitions.
- Levadia have won four of their last five in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, beating Goteborg 2-1 away.
Levadia can take the lead in Estonia
Levadia Tallinn are the clear form side heading into Thursday's UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 at A Le Coq Arena in Estonia.
Vjatseslav Zahovaiko has done a superb job since taking over in January 2026, getting his side drilled in a narrow 4-1-2-1-2 system that can flex into a 4-2-3-1 when needed. Levadia press high and play fast through the middle, although they are just as ruthless in transition.
It's a system designed to get the best out of their players and, by all accounts, the Estonians are looking the sharper side as they seek to take the tie lead. Goteborg are in a period of transition themselves, with Stefan Billborn overseeing a shift since taking over in June 2024. They have a better quality of player to bring to the field, but it's yet to translate into the sort of consistency that makes a team really tough to beat.
Head-to-head a factor in Goteborg price
Goteborg, who are priced up at 107/100 to win, look a little short in the betting. Levadia are 2/1 at the time of writing and the draw is 14/5, so they seem to be taking the head-to-head into account, which is odd since they beat the Swedes 2-1 on their own patch only two days ago in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026.
That result was Goteborg's fourth defeat in their last five across all competitions and, although they did beat IF Brommapojkarna 2-1 in the Allsvenskan at the weekend, this tie still looks very live for the hosts.
Levadia are on a four-game winning streak and that has turned them into a proper live wire. A goals angle also looks good here, as Goteborg can be cut apart when they are unable to get their pressing game to work and Levadia are capable of making a real mess of their defence.
Goals likely in game of transitions
Goteborg line up in a 4-3-3 and like to use their front three and some good midfield circulation to stretch the pitch and create overloads on the flanks. Levadia will be set up to stop that, although the Swedes do carry the attacking quality to break them down.
Levadia have one win, one draw and one defeat at home across all competitions, but have scored seven times in those games, so they are a threat to any defence. Wendell has been the danger man for them in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 with three goals in three games and can punish the visitors.
Back Both Teams to Score at 57/100 and Over 2.5 Goals at 31/50, as this should be an end-to-end fixture if Levadia can get their game plan into the match.
