Twente vs Riga Prediction: Will Riga keep the intrigue alive until the return home game?

Twente is a very strong opponent and an experienced European Cup fighter. Will Riga keep the intrigue alive until the return home game?

Twente had a tough time in the first official matches of the season. The Dutch team faced Sweden's Hammarby in the second round of the Conference League qualification. Twente won 1:0 on home soil, thanks to a goal by young midfielder Sam Steyn in the opening stages of the second half. But in the return game, the team of Joseph Oosting, who took charge of Twente in the off-season, lost with the same score. They had to play an extra 30 minutes, where the Dutch won the game with the same Steyn.

Perhaps the difficulties in the confrontation with the inferior Hammarby are related to the start of the season. Although Twente looked great in the friendlies, drawing 2:2 with Schalke and defeating Odense 7:1 in Denmark.

Riga have already advanced through two qualifying rounds in the current European Cup campaign. First, the team of Bosnian specialist Tomislav Stipic was stronger than Icelandic Víkingur Reykjavik (2:0 at home, 0:1 away). Then Riga beat Hungarian Kecskemet 1:2 away, 3:1 (2:1) at home in extra time. Senegalese Mouhamed Ngom led Riga to the third round of qualification by 120+3.

After the return game with Kecskemet, Riga played another Latvian championship game, beating Super Nova 5:1 on the road. Costa Rican Anthony and Marco Regza scored a double each, another goal was scored by Spaniard Brian Peña. After 25 rounds Riga is leading in the national championship with a three-point lead and only one defeat.

If we take the results of the last Dutch championship, we can note that Twente is much more effective at home than away. It's quite possible that in the match against Riga, the team will play through the total over. Moreover, Riga is also active in the other team's half of the field, scoring 67 times in 25 matches of the current Latvian championship. Let's bet on a productive match and take Twente as a better team.