Ludogorets hosts Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the first leg of the Champions League qualification 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 7th at Huvepharma Arena (Razgrad)
Ludogorets ended the previous season with a defeat to CSKA 1948 (1-3) at the end of May. The team began preparations for the new season in mid-June. During this time, the Eagles played four matches. They gained two victories, tied once, and suffered one defeat. Beyond that, Ludogorets did not concede in two victorious games. I would like to note the players of the Bulgarian team scored first in three out of four friendly matches. And at least two goals were scored in each game.
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The Belarusian Football Federation met the needs of Shakhtyor Soligorsk and granted the request to postpone the matches of the 15th and 16th rounds. The last match of Roman Hryhorchuk's team was played on June 26. The Miners showed an impressive start to the new season of the Belarusian championship. The team won 13 of 14 matches and tied only once. Shakhtyor Soligorsk conceded only seven goals and scored 32 times in the first 14 rounds. According to both indicators, the team is the best among all the other representatives of the Belarusian Premier League. The only thing that confuses me is that the Miners have conceded in two games in a row. Before that, the club had a streak of three consecutive games without conceded goals. And Ludogorets managed to score in each of the last ten matches, even when the team eventually lost.
On the one hand, Shakhtyor Soligorsk conceded an average of 0.4 goals per game in the last five matches. But you need to make allowances for the fact that those games were played in the Belarusian championship. In the upcoming match, the Miners will have to play against a more eminent opponent. Beyond that, they invariably conceded even in four of the last five away games against Belarusian clubs. Regardless of the final outcome, Ludogorets scored in each of the last five matches. The Eagles score 1.6 goals on average and concede 1.4. This means that they are equally capable of both scoring and conceding. And the upcoming game will probably end with an exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
