Slovan Bratislava vs Mjallby AIF - prediction, team news, lineups

After their triumph successful past week's archetypal leg, Slovan Bratislava purpose to seal progression to the Champions League playoff signifier erstwhile they invited Mjallby AIF to Tehelne Pole for Tuesday's 3rd qualifying circular instrumentality fixture.

The Sky Blues came from a second-half shortage to unafraid a late 2-1 triumph past Wednesday when some sides met successful Sweden, and they volition look to decorativeness the occupation present successful a bid to instrumentality a measurement person to a instrumentality to Europe's elite main signifier pursuing their 2024-25 league signifier appearance.

Match preview

Slovan looked the much unsafe broadside successful a archetypal fractional that ended goalless, and it seemed similar their efforts were not going to beryllium rewarded arsenic Mjallby took the pb conscionable past the hr people erstwhile Elliot Stroud converted from the spot.

However, the Slovakian champions bounced backmost by levelling done Suleiman Camara successful the 78th infinitesimal earlier Manasse Kianga scored a precocious winner, continuing a brewing signifier of seizing power of qualifying ties connected their travels.

Slovan secured transition to this signifier by signaling a triumph distant astatine Iberia 1999 successful the archetypal limb of their 2nd qualifying circular necktie earlier playing retired a gully successful the instrumentality fixture astatine Tehelne Pole, the lone blemish connected an astir cleanable competitory tally nether Yaya Toure.

Indeed, the erstwhile Manchester City midfielder has led the squad to 4 wins successful 5 competitory games (D1) since taking what was his archetypal elder managerial occupation successful June, portion the Bratislava nine person besides made a winning commencement to their eighth consecutive Slovakian Football League rubric defence.

Back to continental matters, avoiding decision connected Tuesday volition spot Slovan conscionable either Ararat-Armenia oregon Celje successful the playoff round, but it would not beryllium overmuch of a astonishment if the Sky Blues property location their advantage, having won six of their past 7 Champions League qualifiers astatine Tehelne Pole.

Meanwhile, Mjallby are debuting successful their archetypal continental campaign, and portion they made location vantage number successful the erstwhile circular erstwhile they edged past Lincoln Red Imps, past week's clash against Slovan astatine Strandvallen proved to beryllium otherwise.

Karl Marius Aksum's broadside person present gone 4 matches without triumph (D1, L3), having followed their decision to Slovan with a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Elfsborg connected Saturday, leaving the Hallevik nine 11th successful the Allsvenskan table, highlighting a disappointing rubric defence pursuing their historical triumph past term.

Meanwhile, Mjallby's lone triumph successful their past 11 competitory outings (D5, L5) was that 3-0 triumph successful the archetypal limb of their Champions League qualifying necktie against Lincoln, further suggesting that the task of mounting a comeback this week looks daunting.

Aksum's men person besides struggled for wins connected their travels, failing to grounds a triumph successful immoderate of their past 5 distant matches, though they would inactive unafraid their archetypal berth successful the main gully of a European competition, astatine worst reaching the Conference League league phase.

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Team News

Slovan seemingly finished past week's archetypal limb without immoderate caller injuries, though Nino Marcelli and Andraz Sporar stay sidelined, portion Tigran Barseghyan is simply a uncertainty for this encounter.

The triumph against Mjallby was inspired by the introductions from the bench, truthful Kianga and Camara person beardown cases to commencement present aft some made decisive contributions, with the second marking his debut with a extremity and assist.

The Swedish visitors besides came done past Saturday's Allsvenskan crippled without immoderate caller wounded oregon suspension concerns, though Timo Stavitski remains doubtful arsenic helium continues his betterment from a backmost problem.

Stroud has netted some of Mjallby's past 2 goals, including the opener successful the archetypal leg, and helium volition beryllium looking to steer his squad to a comeback victory.

Slovan Bratislava imaginable starting lineup:

Takac; Cruz, Bajric, Wimmer; Ibrahim, Pokorny, Mustafic, Medvedev, Camara; Kukharevych, Yirajang

Mjallby AIF imaginable starting lineup:

Wallinder; Iqbal, Svanberg, Pettersson; Granath, Gustavsson, Gustafson, Stroud, Kjaer; Samuelsen, Bergstrom

We say: Slovan Bratislava 2-1 Mjallby AIF (Slovan triumph 4-2 aggregate)

Slovan person recovered the nett astatine slightest doubly successful 4 of their 5 competitory matches nether Toure, and we expect the aforesaid result present against a Mjallby broadside that has not been the astir prolific successful beforehand of goal.

The Swedish visitors person netted conscionable doubly crossed their past 4 matches, and arsenic such, we expect the in-form hosts to outscore the distant team.

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