UEFA Champions League
Ludogorets were lucky to eliminate Dynamo Minsk, and now against Rijeka they played a decent first away match, which ended goalless. Overall, scoring goals doesn't come easily to the team, except for the recent victory against Septemvri in the league. With the match against Rijeka in mind, the team barely defeated Botev Vratsa a few days ago with a 1-0 win in extra time through an own goal. However, Ludogorets rarely concedes goals, especially at home.
Rijeka is in the Champions League qualifiers for the first time since 2017. Last summer, they had a disappointing performance in European tournaments. They were eliminated first by Elfsborg in the Europa League, and then by Olimpija Ljubljana in the Conference League. In both cases, they drew at home first and then lost away in the second legs. Now they also drew at home with Ludogorets and will try not to suffer another loss away in the second leg.
Prediction: under 2.5 goalsOnce again, I do not expect a high-scoring match, just like in the first leg. Ludogorets will have the home advantage, but the team didn't impress in the matches against Dynamo Minsk, and Rijeka is not an easy opponent.
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