Qarabag FK vs Ludogorets Razgrad Match Analysis and Prediction

Qarabag vs Ludogorets Match Analysis & Prediction

Qarabag

06/08/2024 7:00 pm

Ludogorets

by Vincent

4 months ago 0 152

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After sweeping through their first qualifying tie, Qarabag FK meet Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad on Tuesday, as they begin their battle for a spot in the Champions League playoffs.

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Normal service continued in Azerbaijan’s Premier League last season, as Qarabag secured their 10th domestic title in 11 years by posting 83 points – their only failure to take top spot during that time came in the 2020-21 campaign.

As a result, Qrabag entered the Champions League’s qualifying process at the second round stage, with a tie against Gibraltar’s Lincoln Red Imps, and Gurban Gurbanov’s side made light work of their opening opponents.

Having won the first leg 2-0 away from home, the Horsemen scored five times on home soil one week later, with Brazilian forward Juninho helping himself to a hat-trick.

Qarabag have developed a strong pedigree in UEFA competition since Gurbanov took charge in 2008, and last season’s Europa League run only ended when they were victims of a trademark Bayer Leverkusen comeback in the last 16.

Two stoppage-time goals from Patrick Schick eliminated them on that occasion, but they now have designs on reaching the expanded Champions League group stage, which would guarantee a minimum of eight matches.

While Qabarag kicked off the defence of their title with a 4-1 victory over Araz Naxcivan last week, their third round opponents have posted two wins from two in the league so far this summer – beating CSKA Sofia 1-0 before putting five past Arda.

Ludogorets are alread battle-hardened, as they have also overcome Dinamo Batumi in their first Champions League qualifier, then edged past Dinamo Minsk 2-1 on aggregate in the next round.

Having lost the second leg of the latter tie, George Dermendzhiev’s side are on a run of six successive away defeats in the Champions League preliminaries, so they will be looking to halt that streak in Baku.

While Ludogorets have reached the group stage of a UEFA competition in each of the last eight seasons, not since 2016 have they successfully qualified for the Champions League.

Qarabag vs. Ludogorets Head to head

In the previous two meetings between these two teams, Ludogorets have claimed one victory while they have drawn once.

23/06/2018

Ludogorets

1

Qarabag

1

Club Friendlies
22/06/2019

Ludogorets

2

Qarabag

0

Club Friendlies
06/08/2024

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06/08/2024

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06/08/2024

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Qarabag Team News

Juninho already has four goals in qualifying, while French winger Abdellah Zoubir scored a hat-trick in pre-season and has 13 strikes to his name in UEFA competition.

Montenegro internationals Marko Vesovic and Marko Jankovic are set to start in midfield and at right-back respectively.

Qarabag's Last 5 Matches

09/07/2024

Viktoria Plzen

1

Qarabag

2

Club Friendlies
16/07/2024

Qarabag

1

Slaven Koprivnica

0

Club Friendlies
23/07/2024

Lincoln Red Imps

0

Qarabag

2

Champions League
30/07/2024

Qarabag

5

Lincoln Red Imps

0

Champions League
02/08/2024

Araz Naxcivan

1

Qarabag

4

Premyer Liqa

Ludogorets Team News

Ludogorets’ Ghanaian forward Bernard Tekpetey has two goals in this season’s Champions League qualifiers so far, while Todor Nedelev has found the net five times in 14 European matches to date.

Portugues defender Dinis Almeida is set to feature in the visitors’ back four, alongside Aslak Fonn Witry, Olivier Verdon and captain Anton Nedyalkov.