FC Ballkani vs Ludogorets Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 09/07/2023, 22:29  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 09/07/2023 at 22:30 in Champions League Predictions

KF Ballkani will be at home on Tuesday against Ludogorets in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first-round qualifier. The hosts arrive for this match seeking their first Champions League victory. The team from Kosovo played its first two Champions League matches last season. They however lost their first-round qualifier to Zalgiris 2-1 on aggregate. Ilir Daja’s charges drew the first leg match 1-1 at home before falling 1-0 in extra time in the return match. They will hope to fare differently this season. Xhebrailat are playing their first competitive match since May. Their last match was a 2-2 friendly with Struga played in June. The result extended their current unbeaten run to 12 matches with half of those ending in victory.

Ludogorets arrive for this match in terrific form. They bring with them a 20-match unbeaten run with 18 of those fixtures ending in victory. The Bulgarian outfit has won its last five fixtures with the latest being a 2-0 success over Universitatea Craiova in a friendly. The 12-time Bulgarian champions have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four fixtures. They will hope to keep this defensive rigidity here to enhance their chances of winning. The Eagles have struggled over the years when playing away in the Champions League. They come to this latest away fixture having won only one of their last six away games.