KuPS vs Milsami Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying | First Qualifying Round

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Kuopion Palloseura kick off the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign by taking on Moldovan champions Milsami Orhei in the first-leg at the Vare Areena this week.

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KuPS vs Milsami prediction

Under the management of Jarkko Wiss, KuPS managed to clinch their seventh Finnish Veikkausliiga last season, and their first since 2019, surprisingly defeating HJK Helsinki at the top-of-the-table. They have shown signs of improvement in Europe, but that has come in the UEFA Europa Conference League in recent seasons.

They now face a Milsami Orhei side that, coached by Igor Picusceac, managed to win the Moldovan league title by edging out Sheriff Tiraspol last season in the end of season championship round. They did once make the playoffs of the UEFA Europa League when they last won the title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

KuPS will believe they have a massive advantage here, especially with home advantage in Finland in this first-leg, and they will surely be most likely to edge past Milsami.

KuPS vs Milsami tip: Double chance – KuPS to win or draw