Malmo vs KÍ Prediction: Kiese Thelin at the double in routine home victory

Swedish champions Malmo begin their 2024/25 European campaign by hosting Faroese side Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag in the Champions League second qualifying round at Eleda Stadion on Tuesday (18:00).

Ahead of Tuesday's first leg, you can check out my Malmo vs KI prediction below, and read up on all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Stefano Holmquist Vecchia, Oscar Lewicki and Anton Tinnerholm have all spent a considerable period out injured and the Malmo trio are expected to sit out once again on Tuesday, as are Anders Christiansen and Sead Haksabanovic.

There are also doubts over Niklas Moisander, who missed Friday's 4-3 victory over Sirius.

Arni Frederiksberg is expected to be KI's key man again on Tuesday after firing both goals in the Faroese side's 2-0 first-leg victory over Differdange in the first qualifying round.

Malmo vs KI Odds

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Malmo are huge favourites at 1/7 on Tuesday, giving them an implied win probability of 87.5%, while KI are 12/1, or a 7.7% chance.

The draw can be backed at 11/2, both teams to score at 6/5, and over 2.5 goals at 4/9.

Malmo to score in both halves @ 4/6

I expect the Swedes to run out comfortable winners at home in the first leg, but the odds aren't particularly appealing for result-based outcomes, so instead I'm picking out a selection that, while still under EVS, should have a terrific chance of landing.

Malmo have scored in both halves of an Allsvenskan game 10 times this season, only failing to do so on six occasions, and have done it five out of seven times at home.

Across those seven matches, Malmo have struck 21 goals, averaging three per game, and they will be going all out to take an unassailable lead to the Faroe Islands next week.

KI, meanwhile, have conceded in both halves of a game three times across their last seven outings and will be up against a much better side than any of the previous teams they have faced this season.

Isaac Kiese Thelin to score two or more goals @ 100/30

Isaac Kiese Thelin, the 16-goal 2023 Allsvenskan top scorer, has started where he left off last season, striking 12 times in 15 league appearances this term, three more than anyone else.

The 32-year-old started Friday's trip to Sirius on the bench, likely to keep him fresh for Tuesday's first leg, but was forced into action by Malmo's precarious position.

Kiese Thelin scored within 14 minutes of his introduction to help inspire Malmo to a 4-3 victory, and he will back himself to find the net again in midweek.

The Swede has struck in six of his last seven games and goes in search of another home goal; he's scored in his prior three matches at Eleda Stadion.

Kiese Thelin's last brace came back on April 7 as he struck both of Malmo's goals in a 2-0 win against Hammarby, but he's a tempting price to back in this market on Tuesday, given the level of the opposition.

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