Maribor take on the visitors Sheriff Tiraspol in the first leg of quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League qualification. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 20th at Ljudski vrt (Maribor).
Maribor can rightfully be considered a kind of football symbol of Slovenia. They have already managed to collect 16 championship titles. However, it cannot be said that the Violet managed to establish such dominance that, for example, the neighboring Dynamo (Zagreb) and Red Star Stars have. Moreover, after the success in 2019, the favorites gave the titles to their rivals twice in a row. And in the 2021/2022 season, they were only 3 points ahead of Koper. But, of course, they want to prove myself in the international arena. There, the last major success was reaching the next group stage of the Champions League. Further, the Slovenes have never played in the fall even in less-rated European competitions.
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Sheriff Tiraspol almost unconditionally (with a couple of exceptions) dominates Moldovan football in the 21st century. Yes, and in the international arena, the "wasps" achieved good success, as for a representative of their country. They made it four times in the group stage of the Europa League, but took a maximum of 3rd place there. The more unexpected was the breakthrough in the last draw. The representative of Tiraspol passed throught for Teutu, Alashkert, Red Star and Dinamo Zagreb. Moreover, Sheriff managed to start with victories over Shakhtar and Real Madrid (in Madrid!). And, having scored 7 points, the debutant took 3rd place went to the playoffs of the Europa League. They even managed to start with 2-0 with Braga in Tiraspol. But in Portugal, the "yellow-blacks" could not keep the handicap: they conceded twice in regular time, and then lost in the extra time. This qualification Sheriff started by passing through Zrinjski. In Bosnia there was a goalless draw, and in Chisinau, in the second leg, everything was decided by Savic's own goal in the middle of the 1st half.
Both clubs are football flagships of their countries and regulars in European cups. But before that, they had never crossed paths, even at a friendly level. Bookmakers consider the pair equal, moreover, they give a slight advantage to the visitors. But it is clear that everything will be decided in the return match, in Moldova. We recommend limiting the bet on "under 2.0 goals scored".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.0 scored goals.
