Hibs v Malmo Prediction 17th July 2013 ? Europa League

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A run to the Scottish FA Cup final last season rewards Premier League side Hibs with a run at the Europa League. This is the second qualification round, there by virtue of losing the Cup final to Celtic, who are contesting the Champions League after winning the Scottish Premier. Hibs take on Swedish side Malmo in the second qualifying round to open their account.

Hibs v Malmo Betting Odds at online bookmaker Bet365
Malmo 4/9, Draw 16/5, Hibs 11/2

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Hibs v Malmo Recommended Bet:
Despite only finishing sixth in the Scottish Premier League last term, Hibs put together a great run to the final of the FA Cup, where they were ultimately brushed aside by Celtic. So now Hibs will head off to Sweden for the first leg of their venture into this season?s Europa Leage. The return leg will be on July 25th. Hibs have played in the UEFA Cup before, and were last seen in action back in the 2010/11 season. They failed to make it past the third qualifying round on that occasion though, being edged out by Maribor. Hibernian have never actually been past the second round of the UEFA Cup competition. So there is not a tremendous amount of successful history in the competition to look at for Hibs and a reason why they do as underdogs for this first leg. Will that lack of experience hinder their progress this time around, in what could be a difficult match for them?

To add to the supremacy of Malmo at the bookmakers, the Swedish side are already playing competitive football in their domestic season, being sixteen matches in and topping the table as well. So they are the ones who should be in much better shape, whereas Hibs will be coming into this match a little bit cold. Malmo finished third in the Allsvenskan last season, just three points off the title. They went up against Drogheda in the first qualification round, and the Swedish side, who do have a lot of European experience, will be hoping that their form and match sharpness will be the thing which pushes them further into the competition. Malmo came through that first qualifying round match up against Drogheda, with the first leg ending goalless before the Swedish outfit secured a 2-0 home win in the second leg. Their last exploits in Europe were in the 2011/12 Champions League where they fell at the final hurdle in the third qualifying round, missing out on the main draw. That pushed them into the Europa League where they lost five of their six group matches.