Qarabag hosts Molde in the semifinals of the Champions League qualification. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 16th at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium (Baku)
Qarabag has just played a match with Keshla in the championship (0-0) and has warmed up before a tough test with Molde. Gurban Gurbanov's team relies on reliable defensive actions, experience and teamwork of the squad, which gives them a reason not to be considered an underdog in this confrontation. Given that the Champions League group stage is only two steps ahead, the status of the match should affect its course, and the hosts will surely not risk much. In the previous stages, the Aghdam team eliminated the Macedonian Sileks (4-0) and the Moldovan Sheriff (2-1).
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Molde has not played before the Champions League for two weeks. In the Norwegian championship, they played the match with Viking in advance and lost with a 2-3 score. It is obvious that Moe's men play in an attacking style and often look quite unbalanced, which leads to problems in defense. And the Norwegians are surely inferior to Qarabag in terms of experience. Now Molde is experiencing a recession, so it is far behind Bode/Glimt in the championship. In the previous stages, the Norwegians beat the Finnish KuPS at home (5-0) and successfully went to Celje in Slovenia (2-1). Nevertheless, Qarabag is their most serious opponent.
The teams have never played against each other. I think several factors speak in favor of Qarabag. The hosts are more experienced and more balanced as a team. Moreover, they are in good game tone after the match with Keshla, unlike the opponent. Beyond that, the hot Azerbaijani weather may be unusual for guests from Northern Europe. Considering all this, I will bet on Qarabag with X.
Prediction for the match: Qarabag to win with +0.5 handicap
