Mjällby v Borac Banja Luka: UEFA Conference League preview
Mjällby, unbeaten in the UEFA Conference League so far, host a Borac Banja Luka side who have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
The occasion and the table
Mjällby host Borac Banja Luka in the UEFA Conference League, with kick-off at 17:45 on 5 November 2026. Only a point separates the two sides in the table.
Mjällby sit 12th with 4 points from 2 matches. They have won 1 and drawn 1 without defeat, scoring 3 goals and conceding only 1.
Borac Banja Luka are 14th with 3 points from 2 matches. They have won 1 and lost 1, with 3 goals scored and 2 conceded.
Recent form and home/away records
Mjällby come into the match after a 1-1 draw away against Iberia 1999. Before that, they won 2-0 against Inter Club d'Escaldes at home. Before that came a difficult spell: a 0-3 defeat away against Red Bull Salzburg, and before that a 0-1 home defeat against the same opponents. Before that, they lost 0-2 away against Slovan Bratislava. That adds up to 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches.
At home in the UEFA Conference League this season, Mjällby have played 1 match and won it. They scored 2 goals and conceded 0.
Borac Banja Luka arrive on the back of a 2-0 home win over KuPS. Before that, they lost 1-2 away against Panathinaikos. Before that, they beat Víkingur Reykjavík 3-1 at home. Before that, they won 3-1 away against Víkingur Reykjavík, and before that they lost 1-2 away against ML Vitebsk. That gives the visitors 3 wins and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches.
Away from home in the UEFA Conference League this season, Borac Banja Luka have played 4 matches. They have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2, with 8 goals scored and 8 conceded.
Players to watch
Axel Noren is the top scorer for Mjällby in the UEFA Conference League this season, with 1 goal.
For the visitors, Matej Deket leads the scoring charts in the competition this season, also with 1 goal.
How the two sides tend to play
The numbers point to a contrast. Mjällby have been tight at the back in this competition, conceding just 1 goal in 2 matches. Their recent goal output has been less consistent. They scored in 2 of their last 5 matches and kept a clean sheet in 1. Both teams scored in only 1 of those 5 matches.
Borac Banja Luka have found the net in all of their last 5 matches. They kept a clean sheet in 1 of them, and both teams scored in 4. Their away record in the competition this season, with 8 goals scored and 8 conceded in 4 matches, suggests their matches on the road have been open.
The meeting therefore pits a home side that has given little away in the league phase against visitors who have scored regularly but have also conceded often away from home.
Estimated win chances
Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, give Mjällby 43%, a draw 27% and Borac Banja Luka 30%. These figures are estimates drawn from market data, not a prediction of the result.
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