Qarabag take on the visitors Ludogorets in the first leg of UEFA Champions League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Tuesday, August 6th at Tofiq Bahramov Stadium (Baku).
Qarabağ will try to advance to the next round. The "Cavalry" once lost the championship - at that time "Neftçi," the local historical giant, became the champion. But Gurban Gurbanov immediately returned his players to the leading position and has kept them there up until last spring. This, however, is now perceived as a "formality." What is really interesting is their performance on the international stage, which goes beyond the "mandatory program." This season is just starting on that front, with the new Champions League cycle already underway. In the first round, the Azerbaijanis had no trouble, confidently passing "Lincoln Red Imps" with a 2-0 victory in Gibraltar and a 5-0 win in their home city of Baku.
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Ludogorets are owned by a local Bulgarian oligarch, and Domuschiev maintains the funding at such a level that his creation won its first championship title immediately after rising to the top division. This spring, Dermendzhiev brought them their 13th consecutive gold. However, in Razgrad, the focus has long been on European competitions. Like Qarabağ, the Bulgarians haven't reached the group stage in a while. This time, the team managed to achieve victories over two opponents, both named "Dinamo," first from Batumi, then from Minsk. In both cases, everything was decided by wins in the first home matches, 3-1 and 2-0, respectively. After that, they calmly lost 0-1 to both the Georgians and the Belarusians, comfortably moving forward.
In 2018-2019, the clubs played a couple of friendly matches. First, there was a draw, and then the Bulgarians confidently won 2-0. The Azerbaijanis are considered clear favorites, especially at home. However, this is a matchup of equal opponents – we expect that this game will deliver a "total over 2.5 goals."
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
