Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma prediction 16/07/2024 | Champions League

• Date: 16/07/2024 
• Competition: UEFA Champions League
• KO: 16:30 CEST
• Venue: Stadiumi Zahir Pajaziti (Podujevë (Besiana, Podujevo))

UE Santa Coloma travels to Stadiumi Zahir Pajaziti on Tuesday for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round clash against Ballkani.

Ballkani vs UE Santa Coloma Betting Tips: Ballkani to Win -1 AH

Ballkani holds a slender 2-1 advantage from the first leg at Estadi Nacional, thanks to goals from Lindon Emërllahu and Bernard Karrica. Youssef El Ghazoui had opened the scoring for UE Santa Coloma before the Kosovans produced an impressive second-half comeback. 

While Ballkani's European home record isn't inspiring (one win, two losses in their last three Conference League matches), they'll be confident of finishing the job at Stadiumi Zahir Pajaziti. 

Appearing in the Champions League qualifiers for the third successive season, the Kosovans have more European experience than their Andorran opponents, including a 2:0 win against Bulgarians Ludogorets in last season's competition. 

Ballkani reached the group stage of the Conference League last season, and with ten wins from 17 previous European games over the past three years, should be expected to see-off their Andorran visitors.

UE Santa Coloma travels to Kosovo in impressive form, though. The Andorran champions boast a 16-match unbeaten away run in all competitions, winning 13 and drawing 3. 

Still, despite their dominance of their domestic top flight, Santa are very much the underdogs for Tuesday´s second leg in Besiana. Remarkably, UE have lost all 17 previous matches in European competition since 2010 while they lost by at least two goals in 13 of those defeats.

Given those past experiences, Ballkani should be backed to claim a comfortable win on Tuesday. I´m backing the hosts to cover a -1 handicap in a game where we should see at least three goals scored.