The First Qualifying Round of the UEFA Europa League gets underway this week, with the clubs from the lowest ranking leagues on the continent taking their first steps on their European adventures. The sides featured our FK Ventspils vs Valur Reykjavik preview fit that category, with Latvia and Iceland being represented on Thursday night in the vital first leg in the Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions.

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Match Preview

Ahead of our FK Ventspils vs Valur Reykjavik betting tips the home side have endured a rough start domestically in the Virsliga. Ventspils sit third from bottom after eleven games having won just twice in those opening fixtures. They will hope a European game can provide a much-needed spark in their quest to ignite their faltering campaign.

• Jelgava 2-0 FK Ventspils
• FK Ventspils 1-2 Babite
• Liepaja 2-1 FK Ventspils
• Rigas FS 1-1 FK Ventspils

Heading into our FK Ventspils vs Valur Reykjavik predictions, the away side’s form has been much more encouraging start than their opponents on Thursday. Valur are sitting pretty atop the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild after nine games and they have lost just twice in twenty fixtures in all competitions.

• Valur Reykjavik 2-1 IBV
• Breidablik 1-2 Valur Reykjavik
• Valur Reykjavik 1-0 KA
• Fjolnir 1-1 Valur Reykjavik

FK Ventspils vs Valur Reykjavik Prediction and Betting Advice

FK Ventspils are the favourites with bookmakers to take a first leg lead against visiting Valur Reykjavik on Thursday evening. But our FK Ventspils vs Valur Reykjavik picks are heavily influenced by the general form of each set of players. Momentum and confidence are huge factors in football and right now Valur have both. Ventspils don’t concede many goals – despite their poor start to the season, they have let in just eight goals in eleven matches.

Valur have the winning habit however and with three wins from their last four, they will head to Latvia with a real belief that they can win. I’m tipping them to defy the odds and take a narrow first-leg lead on Thursday.

Our Tip

Tip: Valur Reykjavik to win Dafabet 13/5