Park Hall is Oswestry stages another big European night with Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK the opponents for The New Saints in the second leg of this UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie.
The New Saints have it all to do after losing 2-0 last week in the first leg, manfully holding out until Serbian international Veljko Simic opened the scoring in the 66th minute.
Optimistic TNS boss Craig Harrison is adamant the tie is not over but at 7/2 to win the second leg and 16/1 to qualify, the odds are stacked against his men.
The New Saints vs Sabah FK Tips Summary
Best Bet - Under 2.5 Goals @ 5/4
Alternative Bet - Half-Time Result - Draw @ 7/5
Bet Builder - TNS Over 3 Corners, Sabah Over 4 Corners, Draw-Draw HT/FT Result @ 20/1
The New Saints vs Sabah FK Prediction
Best Bet: Under 2.5 Goals @ 5/4
10 of The New Saints' last 12 European ties have produced two goals or fewer and this could well be an addition to that list.
Sabah were utterly in control of the first leg in Azerbaijan, with Valdas Dambrauskas' band of multinationals winning 2-0 courtesy of goals from Serb international Veljko Simic and Jamaica international Kaheem Parris.
Now they can aim to see the tie out and having gone unbeaten away domestically last season they should be confident.
Remember, both these sides are rusty with weeks to go until their domestic seasons begin and it's going to be hot in Oswestry. Under 2.5 goals makes sense.
Alternative Bet: Half Time Result - Draw @ 7/5
If goals are scarce then it follows the full-time draw, and especially the half-time, draw become sensible options..
It was 0-0 at the interval at the Respublika Arena last week and bet on it being all-square after 45 minutes in the return.
The New Saints vs Sabah FK Bet Builder Tip
TNS Over 3 Corners
Sabah Over 4 Corners
Draw-Draw HT/FT Result
Pays 20/1
Sabah won the corner count 11-2 in the home leg of this tie and both sides can win corners at Park Hall.
TNS have to be positive and while that may not yield the outcome they want they can at least rack up four or more corners.
And Sabah, therefore, will get chances on the counter and can get at least five of their own.
The Azeris look a power-packed group, one good enough to easily fend off Euro mainstays Qarabag to win their league last season, and they can see this through with a minimum of fuss.
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Key Match Stats
Sabah won last week's one-sided first leg 2-0 in Masazir, chalking up 14 shots to TNS' two and 11 corners to the Welsh side's two
The New Saints won the Welsh Premier League last term, finishing 20 points ahead of second-placed Connah's Quay Nomads
Sabah are the reigning Azeri Premier League champions, finishing nine points clear of Qarabag
TNS have won only one of their last 12 European ties and failed to find the net in six of their last seven Euro home ties
Valdas Dambrauskas' men played 16 away games in the league last season and lost none of them, with 13 wins and three draws
Jordan Williams was Saints' top scorer last season with 24 league goals and grabbed the club's only goal in four European ties as well
Joy-Lance Mickels, Sabah's Rwanda international striker, scored 25 league and European goals last season
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