Ludogorets Razgrad host Olympiakos at the Huvepharma Arena on Tuesday the 10th of August for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier match with kickoff at 21:00.
First leg match went down at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki with both teams scoring in the match which ended in a 1-1 draw after Kiril Despodov and Aguibou Camara scored for their sides.
Ludogorets managed to get to this round after a 3-1 home victory against Mura who had held them in a draw at the first leg.
Olympiakos on the other hand had managed to this stage after winning the second successive league title last season. They beat Neftchi Baku 2-0 on aggregate to proceed to the third round.
Ludogorets begun the defense of their domestic league crown and have already grabbed two victories from the two. Olympiakos are to begin their title defense later this month.
Olympiacos have had a full week to prepare for this contest and will be fit. Olympiacos competed in the group stage last season’s champions league.
Olympiakos failed to grab the home advantage in the first leg and Ludogorets would have the home advantage in this and will aim to get passed Olympiakos to the playoffs fixtures.
The winner in this tie will meet Danish champions in the playoff round later this month.
Ludogorets vs Olympiakos head to head
These sides lastly met in 2017 in a friendly which ended in a draw. The first leg match too ended in a draw from a last minutes equalizer. Olympiakos haven’t lost in their last seven games. Ludogorets side too hasn’t lost in their last 9 games winning 3 home matches in a row. Let’s check out more outcomes.
- Olympiakos 1-1 Ludogorets 03/08/21
- Olympiakos 1-1 Ludogorets 26/06/17
Home
- Olympiakos 1-1 Ludogorets
- Ludogorets 3-0 CSKA 1948
- Ludogorets 3-1 Mura
- Lok Plovdiv 1-3 Ludogorets
- Mura 0-0 Ludogorets
Away
- Olympiakos 1-1 Ludogorets
- Baku 0-1 Olympiakos
- Olympiakos 1-0 Baku
- Olympiakos 3-0 Aris Thessaloniki
- Uni Craiova 0-2 Olympiakos
Ludogorets team news
There are no recorded injuries in this camp nor suspensions. The squad is in a fine form.
Olympiakos team news
There are a couple of players who will miss this match due to fitness complications including Tiquinho due to arm injury, Alexios Kalogeropoulos and Konstantinos Fortounis. The available squad is still fit for the match and is ready to surprise the opponents.
Prediction and odds
- Olympiakos to win
- Goals under 2.5
