Hacken will host Aberdeen in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff-round tie on Thursday at the Bravida Arena.
Hacken will host Aberdeen in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff-round tie on Thursday at the Bravida Arena. Swedish club BK Hacken are deep into their domestic campaign and have played 20 league matches. They overwhelmed FK Zalgiris of Lithuania 8-1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round to set up the tie with Aberdeen. Hacken has been in tremendous form lately. The Swedish side has won four matches out of the last five. However, they crashed out of the UEFA Champions League against Klaksvik. Hacken was able to draw the tie in the end. However, the penalties became a detrimental factor became both sides.
Meanwhile, the Scottish side Aberdeen is ever-ready to take on their Swedish opposition. Ex-Liverpool star Clarkson is ready to “take on the responsibility” of producing game-changing moments for Aberdeen in the biggest Euro tie for more than a decade. Aberdeen are guaranteed European group-stage action regardless of the outcome. If they triumph against the Swedes the Dons will qualify for the Europa League groups. However, a loss for Aberdeen will see them drop to the Europa Conference League. Aberdeen will enter the match on the back of a 2-1 triumph against Stirling in the Scottish Premier League. However, the Scottish side will be weary of their Swedish counterpart. Aberdeen have been on and off this season. Let us see who opens with a win on Thursday.
Hacken’s probable starting lineup: Abrahamsson, S. Sandberg, Uchenna, Hovland, V. Fridriksson, I. Abdulrazak, Gustafson, Romeo, Sadiq, Hrstic, A. Layouni
Aberdeen’s probable starting lineup: Roos, Devlin, Rubezic, MacKenzie, Morris, L. Clarkson, Shinnie, Duncan, Polvara, Miovski, Duk
Hacken
| Opponents | Score |
| Sirius | 3-2 (W) |
| Zalgiris | 5-0 (W) |
| Varberg | 2-0 (W) |
| Zalgiris | 1-3 (W) |
| Klaksvik | 3-3 (L) (p.s.o 3-4) |
Aberdeen
| Opponents | Score |
| Stirling | 1-2 (W) |
| Celtic | 1-3 (L) |
| Livingston | 0-0 (D) |
| Charlton | 2-3 (W) |
| Preston | 2-0 (L) |
| Last match-result | Score |
| Hacken beat Aberdeen | 2-0 |
| Aberdeen beat Hacken | 5-1 |
The UEFA Europa League Qualification match between Hacken and Aberdeen will take place at the Bravida Arena on Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
| Hacken vs Aberdeen | Key Details |
| Date | August 24 (Sweden) |
| Venue | Bravida Arena |
| Kickoff time in Scotland | 6:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Sweden | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm |
The qualification matches of the UEFA Europa League can be watched on the official website of UEFA worldwide. For Chinese fans, this match will be telecasted on QQ Sports Live. However, there will be no telecast of this match in India.
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