Riga and Vikingur will clash in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League first-round qualifiers at the Skonto Stadium on Thursday. Riga is no stranger to UEFA-affiliated competitions, having participated in the qualifiers for six consecutive seasons. Last season, they reached the third round of the Conference League qualifiers but were defeated 5-1 by Gil Vicente. They finished second in the Virsliga, narrowly missing out on a spot in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.Riga has been particularly strong recently, with only one defeat in their last 24 matches. They are unbeaten in their last 13 home games, winning 10 of them. In the qualifiers, Riga has a solid home record, having suffered just two defeats in 14 games.Vikingur, on the other hand, is making their second consecutive appearance in the Conference League. They also reached the third round of qualifiers last season but suffered a 4-2 defeat against Lech Poznan. The team has yet to reach the group stage of a UEFA-affiliated competition.Vikingur has also experienced just one defeat in Urvalsdeild this season and is leading the league table with 37 points from 14 games. The team has shown strength on the road, remaining unbeaten in their last eight away games and scoring at least two goals in seven of those matches.Considering the form of both teams, a goals are anticipated in this first leg encounter already but Riga's solid home record in European qualifiers and at this moment under coach Stipic they are looking capable of making win in a first leg. Odds are already down in European bookies. Predicting 3-2 or 2-1 home win.

里加队和维金古尔队将于周四在斯科图球场进行欧联杯第一轮预选赛的首回合比赛。里加对欧足联下属的比赛并不陌生，已经连续六个赛季参加了预选赛。上个赛季，他们进入了西部联赛预选赛的第三轮，但被吉尔·维森特5-1击败。他们在弗吉尼亚联赛中获得第二名，与欧洲冠军联赛预选赛擦肩而过。里加最近的表现尤为强劲，在过去的24场比赛中只输了一场。他们在最近的13场主场比赛中保持不败，赢了其中的10场。在预选赛中，里加主场战绩稳固，14场比赛中只遭遇两场失利。另一方面，维金古尔是他们连续第二次出现在联盟中。上个赛季，他们也进入了第三轮预选赛，但在对阵莱赫·波兹南的比赛中以4比2惨败。这支球队还没有进入欧足联附属比赛的小组赛阶段。维金古尔本赛季在乌尔瓦尔斯德也只经历了一场失利，并且在14场比赛中以37分领跑积分榜。这支球队在客场表现出了实力，在最近的8场客场比赛中保持不败，并且在其中7场比赛中至少打进2球。考虑到两队的状态，在首回合的交锋中都有进球，但是里加在欧洲预选赛中稳固的主场战绩，在主帅斯蒂皮克的带领下，他们看起来有能力在首回合取得胜利。欧洲博彩公司的赔率已经下降。预测3-2或2-1主场获胜。