FK Zalgiris vs Ludogorets Razgrad Match Analysis and Prediction

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With a spot in the Europa League group stages at stake, FK Zalgiris play host to Ludogorets Razgrad at the LFF Stadionas on Thursday in the second leg of their qualifying tie.

The hosts head into the contest with a one-goal deficit to make up from the first leg, while their visitors seek to hodl on to their narrow advantage from last week’s contest.

Zalgiris made if seven league victories in a row as they saw off the threat of Jonava courtesy of a 3-1 victory when the teams met on Sunday.

The Green Whites put themselves in cruise contro through Renan Olivera’s opener and a double from Josip Tadic in the second half, before Marius Ganusauskas pulled one back late on.

The Lithuanian champions remain at the top of the A Lyga standings, two points clear of the nearest challengers Hegelmann, albeit having played four games fewer.

Vladimir Cheburin’s side now set out to defend their European ambition as they look to participate in a major continenta competition for the first time in their history.

Having won six and drawn one of their seven most recent home matches, Zalgiris will fancy their chances of getting the job done and complete a remarkable turnaround.

Meanwhile, Ludogorets eased past the challenge of Pirin Blagoevgrad following a 4-0 victory when the sides met at the Hristo Botev on Monday.

The Eagles turned on in style in the second half as goals from Georgi Terziev, Matias Tissera, Jorginho and Kazuki Takahashi’s own goal got the job done.

As a result, Ante Simundza’s side have moved up to third place in the Parva Liga table, four points behind league leaders CSKA Sofia.

Ludogorets now set out to avoid another European defeat on the road with three of their last four continental away matches ending in defeat.

FK Zalgiris vs Ludogorets Razgrad head to head

The two teams have previously met on just three occasions in the Champions and Europa Leagues, where Zalgiris have claimed one victory while Ludogorets have won twice. Zalgiris have scored three goals and conceded six in the process.

Zalgiris 2-1 Ludogorets 12/07/17

Ludogorets 4-1 Zalgiris 19/07/17

Ludogorets 1-0 Zalgiris 18/08/22

FK Zalgiris latest home form

FK Zalgiris have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They managed to defeat Jonava 3-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded just three.

Zalgiris (E)1-0 Ballkani 12/07/22

Zalgiris 1-0 Malmo 19/07/22

Zalgiris 2-1 Banga 06/08/22

Zalgiris 1-1 Bodo/Glimt 09/08/22

Zalgiris 3-1 Jonava 21/08/22

FK Zalgiris latest away form

FK Zalgiris have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Ludogorets in their last away game in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded eight.

Ballkani 1-1 Zalgiris 05/07/22

Malmo 0-2 Zalgiris 27/07/22

Bodo/Glimt 5-0 Zalgiris 03/08/22

Riteriai 1-5 Zalgiris 14/08/22

Ludogorets 1-0 Zalgiris 18/08/22

Ludogorets Razgrad latest home form

Ludogorets Razgrad have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Zalgiris 1-0 in their last home game in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded two.

Ludogorets 2-0 Lokomotiv Plovdiv 15/07/22

Ludogorets 3-0 Shamrock Rovers 19/07/22

Ludogorets 5-0 Spartak Varna 29/07/22

Ludogorets 1-2 Dinamo Zagreb 02/08/22

Ludogorets 1-0 Zalgiris 18/08/22

Ludogorets Razgrad latest away form

Ludogorets Razgrad have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They defeated Pirin Blagoevgrad 4-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded eight.

Sutjestka 0-1 Ludogorets 12/07/22

CSKA 1948 Sofia 2-2 Ludogorets 22/07/22

Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Ludogorets 26/07/22

Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 Ludogorets 09/08/22

Pirin Blagoevgrad 0-4 Ludogorets 22/08/22

FK Zalgiris news

Donatas Kazlauskas is suspended for the hosts for this contest after the 28-year-old received his marching orders in the first leg for two bookable offences.

Renan Olivera continues to deliver the goods for Zalgiris with three goals in his last three appearances and he is definitely one to look out for.

Ludogorets Razgrad news

Rick and Dominik Yankov are both available for Ludogorets Razgrad once again having missed the first leg due to a one-game suspension.

The duo of Claude Goncalves and Cauly Oliveira Souza remain sidelined for the visitors through knee and muscle injuries respectively, ruling them out of Thursday’s contest in Vilnius.

Prediction and Odds

In what is set to be a decisive affair for the two teams, we expect an absorbing contest with both side going taking the game to each other over the course of the 90 minutes.

However, are are predicting a share of the spoils here, with the away side going through on aggregate.

Odds: 1 2.28 X 2.05 2 2.20