Iceland’s Breidablik warmed up for their away game against Aberdeen with a win over Stjarnan in their domestic league and will be eyeing a playoff spot in the Europa Conference League when they head to Scotland. Scottish side Aberdeen leads this third qualifying round tie 3-2 from the first leg and will hope to wrap it up at home. Christian Ramirez scored a brace in the first leg to extend his good run and with four goals in the last five matches, he will be a key man in attack for the hosts. Aberdeen go to this game on the back of three straight wins but they still seem to have issues in defence, having kept just one clean sheet in the last five matches – three of them in this competition. They have been superb in attack though, failing to score in just one of the five, but netting 12 times in the other four. In those four wins, they’ve scored at least two goals in each and in their two competitive home games this season, they have two wins.
Breidablik are trailing in this game and will need to summon all their attacking prowess as they look to turn this around. They have indeed done well in attack, scoring at least two goals in their last four matches. Two losses in the last five matches, however, leaves them as underdogs going to this game and the fact that they have just one clean sheet in the last five games points to a weak defence. Two times in the last five matches they have conceded two goals or more. Away from home, Breidablik haven’t posted a very strong run; they have one win in four matches and no clean sheet in five. Both sides have scored in four of those five away matches and Breidablik have failed to score in one.
After the first leg result, this clash is structured in Aberdeen’s favor and they should be able to see it off with ease. They are at home, to face a side that hasn’t done so well away from home and is not so great defensively. With three straight wins, the momentum is with Aberdeen and so go for a home win here.