Inter Club d’Escaldes vs Lincoln Red Imps Prediction: Imps to struggle in Andorra

A 3-1 defeat in Gibraltar has left Inter Club d’Escaldes on the brink of elimination from Champions League qualifying, but they will be looking to put Lincoln Red Imps under pressure when the two sides reconvene in Andorra.

The Imps have been regulars in Europe for over a decade, but they took a major leap forward last season as they qualified for the League Phase of the UEFA Conference League, while their Andorran opponents are yet to progress past the qualifying rounds of any European competition since their 2020 debut on the continent.

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Inter Club d’Escaldes are expected to name a similar starting lineup to the one that lost the first leg last week, with last season’s Andorran Primera Division top scorer Borja Arellano leading the line.

Like their hosts, Lincoln Red Imps also have a clean bill of health and manager Juan Manuel Pavon is unlikely to make wholesale changes after their first-leg win.

Inter Club d’Escaldes vs Lincoln Red Imps Odds

Inter Club d’Escaldes are 4/6 favourites to secure a win at home, with Lincoln Red Imps 13/5 outsiders and the draw priced at 16/5.

After the first leg, the Imps are 1/3 to qualify for the next round, with Inter Club d’Escaldes 9/4 to overturn the deficit.

Inter Club d’Escaldes to win and both teams to score @ 13/8

The first leg win in Gibraltar extended Lincoln Red Imps’ unbeaten home record to four games, but their away record in Europe leaves a lot to be desired and Inter Club d’Escaldes have a solid string of home results to draw on as they look to get back into this game.

The hosts have beaten Vikingur, Hibernian, Velez Mostar and Steaua Bucharest in their last six home games in Europe and their only defeat in this period came against Greek giants AEK Athens.

The visiting Imps have lost their last four European away games and have won just one of their last ten trips away in European competitions.

They have scored in three of these four away defeats, though, and know that a goal is on the cards against a home side that haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 16 European qualifiers.

Over 1.5 first half goals @ 1/1

Three of the four goals scored in the first leg came in the opening 45 minutes, with a masterclass from Lincoln Red Imps’ Nano helping the Gibraltarian champions to a 2-0 lead before Christian Rutjens' own goal.

Inter Club d’Escaldes know they need to go on the front foot in order to overturn their two-goal deficit, and that could result in a fast start at Estadi Comunal.

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