Gent vs Vålerenga Match Preview 22 July 2021

The first season of the UEFA Europa Conference League is ready to take off!

The latest UEFA project makes its debut this summer where many football clubs from Europe will have a chance to be present at the big scene. This tournament is ranked third by UEFA’s quality measurement, so the main idea is to give a chance to the lower level clubs in Europe to have a chance to be part of a big-league tournament, with a chance to enter in the higher-ranked championships like the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League.

K.A.A. Gent went through a good preparation period this summer and played 5 friendly matches where they worked on improving their right form in front of the big challenges ahead in the upcoming season. In the first friendly match, they beat Dikkelvenne with the result of 3:2. The next sparring partner was Feyenoord in the drawn game with the result of 1:1. They lost their third friendly game with the result of 3:0 from Utrecht. The next game against Sparta Rotterdam was a drew one, with the result of 3:3, and the last one was against Lille where the Belgium team won the game with the result of 1:0. In this process their head coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck saw the strengths and weaknesses of his team, so tonight he will definitely try to bring the best on the pitch against the Norwegians, and end up with a positive result at their home arena in Gent. 

Vålerenga on the other hand are in good shape since they already played 14 matches in the Eliteserien, and they are 5th placed with 21 points on their account. The Pride of Oslo lost their last game to Haugesund with the result of 3:1, but before that, they haven't lost a game 6 matches in a row. The Blue and Red crew definitely possess good scoring abilities, and usually, every one of their opponents gets a ball in the back of the net. But Vålerenga’s weak side is their defending line, which puts extra pressure on the offensive end that if they want to win a game they have to score goal-plus against their rival on the pitch. That’s why Dag-Eilev Fagermo must bring a solid formation tonight if they want to end up with a positive outcome in their visit to Belgium.

We expect a great football fight tonight where the team from Gent will have a better chance to win since they are having the home stadium advantage.

So tune in and enjoy this interesting match from the opening season of the UEFA Europa Conference League.