The 8 matches in the first round of the second round of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers in 2025-2026 will be held

Starting at 01:00 am on July 25, the first round of the 2025-2026 Europa League qualifiers will be held. Before the game, SportsMole, the football data website, also made final predictions for some of the events that started.

July 25th 01:00, Sharif 1-2 Utrecht

So far, Sharif has performed nearly perfectly this season, scoring 13 points in the league (4 wins and 1 draw in 5 rounds of the league) and leading other competitors, and easily eliminated his opponents with a score of 5-2 in the last round of qualifying matches and broke into the second round.

And so far, their only loss in all competitions is that they lost 1-2 away from Pristina in the first round of the Europa League qualifiers, but considering that the 4-0 victory over their opponents in the first leg caused the suspense in the second leg, Sharif is indeed in a hot state this season.

The two-leg match against Utrecht is a grim task for Sharif, but Moldova's side has every reason to remain optimistic, as they have not lost in front of home fans since August 2024.

However, in this game, although the home team looked good, Utrecht's overall strength on the court was better. So, even though everyone expects the home team to bring some surprises in this game, the obvious strength gap still makes them look a little difficult.

July 25th 01:30, Sino-Jutra 2-1 Hibernian

Chinese-Jutra's advantage is that they have entered the preparations for the season since July, and in the past weekend, they also played a league game to improve their form. Although the team's first game was tied 3-3 and failed to win, the team's goal is to achieve its first win in the season this game.

Moreover, ZhongJetland, which has successfully advanced to the UEFA Cup in three seasons in the past four seasons, looks more experienced;

As for Hibernian, Gray's team performed well in the 24-25 season, climbing from 8th in the 23-24 season to 3rd in the Scottish Premier League last season. So Hibernian finally secured his place in the UEFA Cup qualifiers, and Gray's current goal is to lead the team into the Europa League for the first time in modern history.

However, Hibernian's away performance before this game was very bad, and Gray's team failed to win in his last five away games.

So, considering that the season in Jedland has begun and has a home advantage, the home team is expected to take a slight lead in the first leg.

July 25th 01:30, Sofialevsky 1-2 Braga

The most impressive thing about Sofialevsky is their running and their acuity in front of the goal, so these situations show that they may bring difficulties to the game, especially the home team has scored 6 goals in the last 7 games;

Braga, after changing coaches, led by the new coach Bissens, won all 5 games in the warm-up match and was in good shape.

Therefore, although Sofialevski has achieved an unbeaten record of 8 wins and 6 draws in the last 14 games, Braga, who has deeper experience in the game and has an overall advantage, is undoubtedly the most likely winner of this game.

July 25th 02:00, Anderlecht 2-1 Hegen

Since the end of last season's League One, Anderlecht has only played 5 friendly matches, and the team has remained unbeaten by 3 wins and 2 draws;

However, their opponent Hegen is different. Since February this year, the team has been competing between the Swedish Cup and the league and has never had a long stop. So, Gustavson's team looks in a better shape right now. Currently, Hegen plays in this game with an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 2 draws.

So, although Hegen maintained his form better in a competitive game, Anderlecht's strength is indeed better than the Swedish team. And in this game, Dorberg will play for home, but Rayuni in Haken may miss the away game.

Then, this may give the Belgian club an advantage in the first leg.