Nomme Kalju vs St Patrick’s Athletic Prediction: Irish side backed for Estonia success

St Patrick’s Athletic take a 1-0 aggregate lead to Tallinn on Thursday (17:45 BST) as they look to reach the Uefa Conference League third qualifying round, and they will be confident of success against a Nomme Kalju side who were a non-event going forward last week.

Below are my Nomme Kalju vs St Patrick's Athletic predictions, supported by team news and match odds.

Team News

Nomme Kalju were reduced to nine men in the second half of the first leg, leaving centre-back Danylo Mashchenko and Rommi Siht suspended for the home tie. They are likely to be replaced by Guilherme Smith and Sander Liit.

St Patrick’s Athletic saw right winger Zack Elbouzedi suffer an arm injury in the first half last week, and replacement Jake Mulraney could start for the visitors if his team-mate doesn’t recover in time.

Nomme Kalju vs St Patrick's Athletic Odds

St Patrick’s Athletic are a shade under EVS to take the result in 90 minutes at 4/5, with Nomme Kalju 3/1, or a 20% chance, to reverse the deficit and a draw priced at 12/5.

A low-scoring game is favoured, with under 2.5 goals priced at 8/11 and the overs 1/1, while both teams to score is relatively well matched at 10/11 for yes and 4/5 for no.

St Patrick’s Athletic to win @ 8/11

St Patrick’s Athletic may have been made to wait until the 90th minute to find the opener in Dublin, but the slender margin of victory belies the utter dominance they displayed against Nomme Kalju.

Admittedly aided by two second-half red cards, St Pats had 38 shots to Kalju’s two attempts, and they head to Estonia with six wins, two draws, and just one defeat from their last nine European games.

Today's Football Fixtures

Nomme Kalju, who seemed content to put 11 men behind the ball in Dublin, are without a win in regulation time in any of their last six European games, and they could fall to defeat again in Tallinn.

Bet Builder - St Patrick’s Athletic to keep a clean sheet & under 2.5 goals @ 2/1

Nomme Kalju’s attacking threat was almost non-existent in Dublin in the first leg, and they may struggle to make an impact on Thursday against a St Pats side with a strong defensive record in Europe.

The visitors have kept six clean sheets in their last seven European games, with a total of eight goals being scored in this period.

Each of these seven fixtures have featured fewer than three goals, and they face a Nomme Kalju side who have failed to score in three of their last four European home games.

This, combined with how the first leg unfolded, makes a low-scoring game a likelihood.

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