Vardar vs KuPS Preview & Prediction | 2026-27 UEFA Champions League | First Qualifying Round

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Vardar Skopje begin their UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign with the visit of Kuopion Palloseura to North Macedonia in the first qualifying round.

Kick-off date/time: 7 July 2026 at 6:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – Not televised

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Vardar vs KuPS prediction

Vardar Skopje won the North Macedonian top-flight with ease last year, winning the title for the first time since the 2019-20 season. They did manage to get past La Fiorita in the UEFA Europa Conference League last season before a 6-2 aggregate loss to Lausanne in a tie in which they did win the home leg.

Having defended the Finnish Veikkausliiga title, Kuopion Palloseura are back for more after reaching the knockout play-off round of the UEFA Europa Conference League last year. KuPS are again top-of-the-table domestically after a 4-0 hammering of HJK Helsinki in their most recent outing.

KuPS are in good and high-scoring form at the minute and so both teams scoring seems a decent bet for this one at the Tose Proeski Arena in the North Macedonian capital city.

Vardar vs KuPS tip: Both teams to score