Shakhtyor Soligorsk take on the visitors Maribor in the second leg of round of 16 in UEFA Champions League qualification. First leg result: 0-0. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 13th at Sakarya Atatürk Stadi (Adapazari).
Shakhtyor Soligorsk are not particularly stable this year. The Pitmen have actually achieved their best results in recent seasons. In fact, before it turned out to become a champion. But this time, they managed not only to take the title in 2020, but also to defend their No. 1 status in the last championship. But all this is already in the past, and in the new season, which began in Belarus in spring, there were enough failures. Yes, under Sergey Tashuev, the new-old coach, who returned already during this season, it turned out to improve. But all the same, only half of the matches were won in the Higher League, 6 out of 12. Well, Belarusians have not shone in European competitions before. In Slovenia it was a draw, 0-0. Not a sky-high result, but quite worthy.
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Maribor regained the league title after a couple of years. The Purples are by far the most recognizable football club in Slovenia. 16 championship titles, the first of which was taken in the mid-90s, means if not complete dominance, then definitely the overall status of No. 1 in the country over these 3 decades. Yes, after the "gold" -2019 there were 2 rather unsuccessful draws, but in the spring the club was still 3 points ahead of Koper, and regained its leadership in the local First League. Now they want to confirm their progress in European competitions. There, in 2017, they managed to get into the group stage of the Champions League. But then it was not possible to repeat this even close. Last year, for example, having passed Urartu in the Conference League, then the Slovenes lost to Hammarby. Now they started from 0-0, and we need to win the second leg. Fortunately, it will take place on a neutral field.
Last week Shakhtyor from Soligorsk played against Maribor for the first time. For both clubs, the challenge is to go further. So it is unlikely that they will go without goals again - a bet on "over 2.0" suggests itself.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
