Lincoln Red Imps vs Hamrun Prediction and Betting Tips | July 16th 2024
Lincoln Red Imps welcome Hamrun to the Europa Point Stadium for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League first-round qualification tie on Tuesday (July 16th). The hosts hold a narrow advantage in the tie, having claimed a 1-0 away win in the first Malta last week.
They gained a numerical advantage when Hamrun were reduced to 10 men in the 10th minute following Elionay's 10th-minute red card. Ethan Britto helped make their one-man advantage count when he broke the deadlock in the 37th minute. Parity was restored on the player count when Kike Gomez was sent off in the 42nd minute for two bookable offenses but the visitors held on to claim the win.
Hamrun will be looking to overturn this deficit and booked their spot at this stage courtesy of winning a 10th Maltese Premier League title last season. Red Imps are here as Gibraltar Football League champions.
The winner of this tie will face Qarabag in the second round of the qualifiers.
Lincoln Red Imps vs Hamrun Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The first leg meeting was the maiden clash between the two sides.
- Lincoln Red Imps are unbeaten across their last 18 games in all competitions, winning 17 games in this sequence.
- Hamrun have never advanced beyond the first round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
- Six of Lincoln Red Imps' last nine games in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers have produced three goals or more.
- Red Imps have won their last seven home games in all competitions, scoring at least two goals on six occasions.
Lincoln Red Imps vs Hamrun Prediction
Lincoln Red Imps claimed victory as outsiders in the first leg and will be looking to build on their narrow advantage in the tie.
Hamrun's run of being eliminated at this stage of the UEFA Champions League looks set to continue. Despite their one-goal deficit, the Malteese are still the favorites according to the bookmakers to emerge triumphant in this game. Tas-Sikkina are likely to start on the front foot in search of an early goal.
We are backing the hosts to take advantage of the space left behind to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Lincoln Red Imps 2-1 Hamrun
Lincoln Red Imps vs Hamrun Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Lincoln Red Imps to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Bold Tip - Red Imps to score over 1.5 goals