HB are fifth in the current Faroes Premier
Motherwell won last week's home leg 2-0
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Alfred Johansson is still getting to grips with his new job at Motherwell, but he would have been delighted with the 2-0 victory at home to Faroe Islands side HB in the first leg of their Conference League second qualifying round tie.
However, the job is far from done as HB have a habit of scoring plenty of goals on their own patch.
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Team news
HB will be boosted by the returns of former Motherwell man Moses Ebiye, as well as midfielder Amidou Diop, who missed the first game because of visa issues.
Alex Lowry, the ex-Rangers forward, has joined Motherwell from Wycombe Wanderers, but is ineligible for this match.
Emmanuel Longolo could be fit to start for the injury-plagued Steelmen after coming off the bench last week.
The stats
HB are fifth in the 2026 Faroes Premier Division and before their 2-0 loss at Motherwell were celebrating a pair of 4-1 league successes.
The Steelmen signed off last term by winning two of their last three away games.
HB have played seven European ties over the past four seasons, failing to win any of those matches and failing to score in six of them.
There were no cautions in the first game, while Motherwell won the corner count 5-1.
On the flip side, they are unbeaten in their last eight home European ties with five draws and three wins.
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Prediction
Goals from Martin Moormann and Lukas Fadinger at Steel Park last Thursday earned Well a valuable 2-0 win over HB in the first leg of their Conference League second qualifying round tie.
A new-look Motherwell, rebuilding after a fire sale of stars and Jens Berthold Askou's exit from the dugout, looked solid enough close behind a couple of iffy pre-season friendly defeats.
Certainly new boss Johansson was a happy and relieved man, as new goalkeeper Alex Paulsen played his part on debut by making a trio of good stops.
Those were warning shots and, while 'Well should still be good enough to progress, they know it will not be easy at Gundadalur.
In recent seasons decent Euro outfits Hajduk Split, Maccabi Haifa and Brondby have all been to Torshavn to face HB and none has won, so the warning signs are there.
And the hosts can only be stronger for having Ebiye and Diop back in the ranks after they missed the away leg.
Motherwell would love to be good enough to just manage this fixture to its conclusion, but a new-look defence looked nervy in front of their own fans.
That makes them vulnerable against an HB side who score goals for fun domestically and who have to be positive.
Score prediction: HB 2-2 Motherwell
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