Ludogorets vs Petrocub Hincesti Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 22/08/2024, 05:07  by Nella Wagah in Europa League Predictions

Ludogorets will launch their Europa League campaign at home against Moldovan side Petrocub in the Play-off round this Thursday. Here’s what you need to know about this match and the prediction.

Coming from a hard-fought 1-0 win against Levski Sofia, Ludogorets will have something to build on. Before that win they had suffered a humiliating 7-2 loss at home to Qarabag in the Champions League.

Despite this heavy loss in Europe, the Bulgarian side will still be the bookies favorite to win at home in this first leg encounter. Five wins in six home matches this season tip them as the stronger heading into this game. Ludogorets scored in each of those six matches at their backyard.

They also have five wins in their last seven home matches in European competitions.

Petrocub got eliminated from the Champions League much earlier – in the 2nd qualifying round. They negotiated their way through the 3rd qualifying round in the Europa League by beating The New Saints 1-0 on aggregate.

Now the target is to make it to the league phase of the Europa League. The visitors didn’t, however, have the best preparation for this match, failing to win any of their last two outings.

In their most recent, they fell to a 1-0 away loss at Sheriff, making it two straight games without scoring. So far they’ve done well in the Europa League, advancing after their first two matches. However, in the long run, they don’t seem like the side one would bank on to win here.

They lost four times in the last six Europa League matches.