Birkirkara vs Maribor prediction 20.07.2023 Conference League
Birkirkara
Maribor
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- Competition: Conference League qualifier
- Date: Thursday, 20th July 2023
- Kickoff: 16:00 UTC +1 / 17:00 CEST
- Venue: Centenary Stadium (Ta’ Qali)
Last Thursday, Birkirkara and Maribor played 1-1 in Slovenia in the first leg of the Conference League qualifier. Now, in the second leg at Centenary Stadium in Ta’ Qali, it will be decided the winner of the matchup who will progress to the next round.
Birkirkara last season finished 2nd on the table in the Maltese national league. Still, this season, they don’t have the best opening. Birkirkara had two friendly matches before the first leg against Maribor and in both games were very bad. They lost 4-0 against Gzira and 2-0 versus Hamrun. Those bad results make a draw in Slovenia in the first leg even more surprising.
Maribor finished 3rd last season in the Slovenian league. Still, they were very good in the preseason. Easy wins against Varazdin and Makedonija GP and draws versus CSKA 1948 Sofia and Otelul showed that Maribor are in solid form for this stage of the season.
Birkirkara vs Maribor pick: Maribor to win
Maribor were a huge favorite to win in the first game, but the teams finished with a surprising draw. Still, if we dive into the stats, we can see that Maribor had 76% ball possession and 11 shots on the goal, while Birkirkara finished with only two shots on the goal. Maribor are simply a much better team, and they should correct mistakes from the first match and win on Thursday evening against Birkirkara.
Birkirkara vs Maribor Head to Head (H2H) stats
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13 jul 23
Maribor
1 : 1
Birkirkara
Europa Conference League
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24 jul 13
Maribor
2 : 0
Birkirkara
Champions League
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16 jul 13
Birkirkara
0 : 0
Maribor
Champions League
Birkirkara team news
Birkirkara left a lot of valuable players from the last season. Cain Attard went to Belenenses, Enzo Cabrera finished their loan spell, and Giacomo Nava and Lecao finished their contracts with Birkirkara. All of them had an important role last season.
On the other hand, Birkirkara signed Enmy Pena, Jovan Pajovic, Maxuell Samurai, and Marcel Zapytowki. They are solid players for Birkirkara level but will need time to gel with teammates.
Last matches of Birkirkara
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13 jul 23
Maribor
1 : 1
Birkirkara
Europa Conference League
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01 jul 23
Birkirkara
0 : 2
Hamrun Spartans
Club Friendlies 4
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23 jun 23
Gzira United
4 : 0
Birkirkara
Club Friendlies 4
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30 apr 23
Birkirkara
2 : 0
Marsaxlokk
Fa Trophy
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26 apr 23
Birkirkara
4 : 3
Mosta
Fa Trophy
Birkirkara lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Marcel Zapytowski
Defenders
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4
Jovan Pajovic
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5
Enrico Pepe
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27
Alessandro Coppola
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77
Denis Ribeiro
Midfielders
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24
Enmy Pena
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42
Simon Zibo
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10
Paul Mbong
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8
Yankam Yannick
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25
Neil Micallef
Forwards
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99
Andrei Ciolacu
Maribor team news
Maribor made a lot of transfers this summer. The biggest problem is that talented striker Zan Vipotnik went to Bordeaux for 2.7 million euros. Last season Vipotnik scored 20 goals in the league. Also, Maribor left very important Marko Tolic.
On the other hand, the new players in Maribor are players like Xhuliano Skuka (who came from Metz), Blaz Vrhovec (Gornik Zabrze), Marko Kolar (Wisla Plock), El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Damac), Itsuki Urata (Varazdin), and Mark Strajner (Domzale).
Last matches of Maribor
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13 jul 23
Maribor
1 : 1
Birkirkara
Europa Conference League
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06 jul 23
Maribor
6 : 2
Varaždin
Club Friendlies 3
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02 jul 23
Otelul
0 : 0
Maribor
Club Friendlies 3
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23 jun 23
Makedonija
1 : 3
Maribor
Club Friendlies 3
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20 may 23
Maribor
1 : 1
NK Bravo
1. SNL
Maribor lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Azbe Jug
Defenders
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22
Martin Milec
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20
Max Watson
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23
Luka Uskokovic
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14
Itsuki Urata
Midfielders
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2
El Arbi Soudani
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15
Jan Repas
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16
Aljaz Antolin
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30
Marin Lausic
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7
Ivan Brnic
Forwards
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17
Arnel Jakupovic
3 Reasons why Maribor should win against Birkirkara
- Birkirkara lost both preseason matches
- Maribor had two wins and two draws in the preseason
- Maribor were much better than Birkirkara in the first match of the qualifier
Main prediction Birkirkara &— Maribor
Maribor to win
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