Vikingur Reykjavik vs Thun - prediction, team news, lineups

Vikingur Reykjavik play big to Thun successful the 2nd limb of their Europa League 3rd qualifying circular necktie connected Thursday night.

With the Swiss broadside holding a 3-0 advantage from past week's opening fixture, the Icelandic outfit indispensable nutrient the top European show successful their past to stay successful the competition.

Match preview

When trailing 2-0 to Thun aft conscionable 24 minutes past week, Vikingur would person been contented to marque it to added-on clip without further harm to the scoreline.

However, conceding a 3rd extremity successful the 94th infinitesimal could person ended their slim hopes of mounting a comeback connected acquainted territory.

Across each competitions, Vikingur person lone won 2 of their past 8 matches, including a 2-1 occurrence implicit Hapoel Beer Sheva successful the Champions League 2nd qualifying round.

Nevertheless, Solvi Ottesen volition admit that conceding astatine slightest 2 goals successful each of their past 4 matches does not bode good for their chances successful this match.

Vikingur person besides seen their pb astatine the apical of the Icelandic top-flight array reduced to six points, a effect of being restricted to 8 points from their past 5 outings.

Thun person endured a mediocre commencement to the caller Swiss Super League campaign, collecting conscionable 3 points from arsenic galore matches.

Incredibly, they person conceded 10 goals successful games against Young Boys and Basel, emphasising that their chances of defending their first-ever top-flight rubric are remote.

The affirmative for everyone associated with Thun is that they are connected the brink of guaranteeing immoderate signifier of main-stage European shot for the archetypal clip since 2013-14.

Presuming that Thun get the occupation done connected Thursday, they volition play Lech Poznan oregon KI Klaksvik for a spot successful the League Phase of the Europa League.

Meanwhile, the loser volition conscionable Borac Banja Luka oregon ML Vitebsk successful the Conference League playoff round.

Vikingur Reykjavik Europa League form:

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Team News

Dadi Berg Jonsson was recalled to the onslaught for the past home fixture and got connected the scoresheet.

Depending connected what enactment is used, Jonsson could clasp his spot successful the Vikingur beforehand three, with Aron Elis Thrandarson perchance missing out.

Armann Ingi Finnbogason is besides pushing for an opportunity, but Ottesen whitethorn beryllium against making excessively galore alterations.

Layton Stewart could get an accidental successful the Thun attack, with the erstwhile Liverpool academy subordinate netting versus Basel connected Sunday.

Brighton Labeau could besides beryllium drafted backmost into the squad aft scoring the different consolation extremity successful a 4-2 defeat.

Michael Heule, Justin Roth and Valmir Matoshi whitethorn besides instrumentality aft dropping down to the substitutes' seat past clip out, portion Marco Burki has served a one-match prohibition and could diagnostic successful Gian-Luca Pritivili's defence.

Vikingur Reykjavik imaginable starting lineup:

Fridriksson; Thorkelsson, Vatnhamar, Ekroth; Gunnarsson, Hafsteinsson, Sigurdsson, Gudjonsson; Jonsson, Hauksson, Thordarson

Thun imaginable starting lineup:

Steffen; Fehr, Burgy, Bamert, Heule; Maier, Zoukit, Roth, Matoshi; Labeau, Stewart

We say: Vikingur Reykjavik 1-2 Thun (Thun to triumph 5-1 connected aggregate)

With Thun having been little convincing successful different matches, we bash not expect this contention to beryllium one-way traffic. Nevertheless, the visitors should person capable prime successful their ranks to cruise into the playoff round.

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