KI vs Malmo Prediction: Swedish champions can double up

Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag of the Faroe Islands have left themselves plenty to do as they prepare to host Swedish champions Malmo in the second leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie on Tuesday evening (19:45).

Who will come out on top? Here's my KI vs Malmo predictions.

KI vs Malmo Odds

Malmo are 4/11 favourites to double up with a win in the return leg while KI are available at 11/2 to keep the home fans happy and the draw is priced at 4/1.

It's 8/11 for both teams to score and Evens for at least one of the teams to keep a clean sheet, while 6/5 is available for over 3.5 goals to be scored in the game.

Team News

KI coach Haakon Lunov could field an unchanged side as they did not play at the weekend.

That would mean first-leg goalscorer Arni Frederiksberg starts in attack with Swedish duo Alexander Berntsson and Albert Ejupi anchoring the backline and midfield respectively.

Malmo made four changes on Saturday with full-back Jens Stryger Larsen, midfielders Hugo Bolin and Lasse Berg Johnsen, and forward Erik Botheim dropping to the bench.

They look likely to be restored to the starting XI in Klaksvik, where the likes of midfielder Soren Rieks and defender Martin Olsson could get the nod.

Malmo to win & over 2.5 total goals @ 9/10

Malmo raced into a 3-0 lead by half-time in the first leg and clearly wanted to put the tie out of KI’s sight before they headed to the Faroe Islands.

Their plan faltered a little when Frederiksberg scored with 20 minutes to go to reduce the deficit, but Rydstrom’s side added a fourth with five minutes to restore their three-goal advantage.

KI have no reason to sit back and let it happen to them again and will surely want to give their fans something to cheer on Tuesday night.

The team is not playing at the same level as they were a year ago, when they stunned BK Hacken in a penalty shootout after two drawn qualifiers.

But they still appear to have a clinical streak about them given that they scored from their only shot on target at Eleda Stadion while having only two further stray efforts and earning just one corner in the entire 90 minutes.

Malmo do not need to win to progress, but they will want to regain the winning feeling after suffering a 1-0 Allsvenskan defeat to Sirius last weekend.

The Swedish guests are, as we saw last week when they had seven shots on target plus 14 corners, far too strong for KI and should complete a double against their hosts with at least three goals in the game.

Over 1.5 first half goals @ 6/5

The greatest intensity in the duel is likely to be in the opening 20 minutes or so when KI will attempt to eat into Malmo’s lead and may leave spaces on the counter attack.

The Faroe Islanders scored twice in the first half of their first qualifying round tie against Differdange when at home and will attempt to force the pace early on.

But Malmo, even if they do rotate, have the ability to hit back and there should be chances for them to exploit before the break too.

The Swedish champions have scored at least two goals in four of their last five away games and there have been at least two first-half goals in two of their last three games on the road.

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