Zurich vs Ludogorets (Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips) / 04.10.2018

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Zurich vs Ludogorets Prediction & Betting tips

This week is the second round in the European competitions. In this article, we focus on the Europa League – to be more precise, the match in Zurich. At 18:55 clock in the Letzigrund the match between FC Zurich and Ludogorez Razgrad by the Spanish referee Jose Munuera started. The 34-year-old has not yet played a match in the Europa League.

In Zurich, however, especially the lawn was the topic of conversation. No matter what the quality of the base will be on Thursday, FC Zurich should score at least one point in the home game. For their part, the Bulgarians lost the opening game against Bayer Leverkusen 2: 3, with Ludogorez leading the lead 2-0 after just 30 minutes. For the bookmakers, the starting point for the game on Thursday is very balanced.

FC Zurich:

In Zurich, there was talk of the game pad in Letzigrund. In the summer there were two concerts by Ed Sheeran in the stadium, since then the turf has not really recovered. Prompt to autumn fall, the pad was additionally charged. Within six days three games took place. First, the Grasshoppers denied their home game in Letzi, the women of FC Zurich played in the Champions League and on the weekend denied Zurich the match against the promoted Xamax. Although the performance of the last four home games did not convince, the FCZ conceded no defeat. Now there is another game on the battered green – an extremely important one for FC Zurich!

After nine rounds, the city Zurich are in second place in the Swiss Super League. The gap to the top is already twelve points. Behind the Young Boys is a considerable gap to the other teams. When looking at the table, it is striking that FC Zurich scored the least goals and received second-to-none goals. If you deduct the goals against YB, the FCZ collected on average 0.5 goals per game! The Super League games have been very rich in goals so far. Only the Zurich games make an exception here. With a goal difference of 1.8 goals per game, in which the FC Zurich is involved, they have by far the deepest cut.
The defense has also proved against AEK Larnaka. In the first group match of the Europa League the Zurich away won an important victory. As Bayer Leverkusen and Ludogorez Rasgrad have two more strong teams in Group A, the Swiss have to play in the home game for victory.

Ludogorez Razgrad:

Thanks to the championship title in Bulgaria Ludogorez rose this season in the Champions League qualification. Due to the departure against Videoton from Hungary, the Green-Whites slipped into the qualification for the Europa League. Until the group stage, they skipped two opponents without effort. Now in Group A FC Zurich, Bayer Leverkusen and AEK Larnaka face tough opponents. The Bulgarian series champion is still not optimally launched in the UEFA Europa League. After a 2: 0 lead after just under 30 minutes against Bayer Leverkusen, the team of coach Paulo Autuori gave the game out of hand. In the second half, the Bulgarians had only one final on the gate of the Germans.

After the defeat, they desperately need points in the race to progress. After all, Ludogorez has not yet lost an away game in the group stage of the Europa League. So far, Switzerland has not been a successful place for the Bulgarians. Against FC Basel Ludogorez took away only one point in three games and scored only one goal. In the match against Bayer Leverkusen, the Bulgarians were in a 4-3-3 system. The formation is more defensive in relation to the championship. In the offensive on Thursday again the Brazilians Marcelinho, Wanderson and Campanharo provide for the construction. In addition, top scorer Keseru is always very dangerous in front of the opponent’s goal.

In the championship Ludogorez Razgrad does not convince as usual. Due to a defeat and already two draws in only ten games, they occupy currently only the second place ranking. Recently, a performance increase was felt; this would make the eighth consecutive title possible. Striking is that the actually good offensive has only eighteen hits. Top scorer in the league is Keseru with five goals scored. Between FC Zurich and Ludogorez Razgrad, the betting odds for a tip on the win are unsurprisingly extremely balanced.