Egnatia host Lillestrom in Europa League qualifying

Recent form points different ways

Egnatia have found consistency harder to come by in recent weeks but remain unbeaten in their last three, following a 5-1 win over SHR with earlier draws against NKC — 3-3 and 2-2 — sandwiching a 1-3 defeat to the same SHR side. Before that run they had won 6-1 against PET. Lillestrom's recent record makes tougher reading: three consecutive defeats, 0-4 to BODO, 0-2 to ROS and 1-2 to VIK, before a 1-1 draw with KFUM in their most recent outing. That draw ended a losing streak that had seen them fail to score in two of the three matches.

What the tie offers

Neither side carries the weight of previous meetings into Thursday's fixture; no head-to-head record exists between them. The contrast in recent results suggests Egnatia will start with the sharper edge, particularly on home ground, but Lillestrom showed signs of steadying with that draw against KFUM after a difficult spell. Qualifying ties compress margins, and the visitors will need to find the scoring form that deserted them through much of the last month. Egnatia's ability to put five past SHR after losing to them a week earlier hints at the volatility both sides may bring to Rrogozhine.

Confirmed line-ups

Egnatia (3-5-2): Mario Dajsinani, Enea Bitri, Albano Aleksi, Eljon Sota, Alessandro Albanese, Karim Loukili, Fernando Medeiros, Andrey Yago, Geralb Smajli, Ildi Gruda, Daniel Claude Junior Adjessa

Lillestrom (4-3-3): Pontus Dahlberg, Lars Ranger, Sander Moen Foss, Sturla Ottesen, Ruben Gabrielsen, Ylldren Ibrahimaj, Gustav Nyheim, Kevin Martin Krygard, Fredrik Gulbrandsen, Yaw Paintsil, Vá

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