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Ludogorets vs Zrinjski Prediction & Betting tips
The Bulgarian side leaves as a favorite due to the collective and offensive potential that it possesses, which allows it to be vertical and direct when it acts in its stadium. For this reason and despite the stumbling suffered before Videoton in the Champions League, we believe that the local has what it takes to manage the times, generate different chances of scoring and score one in the first 45 ‘minutes of play. Remember that the Bosnians are combative, but limited when marking when they face rivals of greater individual hierarchy.
Ludogorets:
The Bulgarian side reached this stage after losing incredibly against Hungary’s Videoton for the Champions League (previous phase). According to the betting houses, the “green” squad started as a favorite to qualify, however, it could not do it and succumbed to the iron mark of its rival. In the first leg, he equaled 0-0 at home and lost 1-0 in the round. Gone were the victories against Crusaders by the previous key, which were 7-0 and 0-2 respectively. Now the goal of the team is to go as far as possible in this tournament and see if it can be minimally in the group stage that comes next September.
Continuing with the analysis you should know that Ludogorets has played 4 official matches in Bulgaria, managing to win the first of them (1-0 against Slavia Sofia for the national Supercup). He then alternated good and bad results in the domestic league after beating Etar 1-0 at home, drawing 1-1 against Beroe as a visitor and losing 0-1 to Lokomotiv Plovdiv at home. For this duel it is expected that the Brazilian coach Autuori maintain the 4-2-3-1 system that allows the team to advance their lines and attack without stopping. It is enough to know that he had 71% of possession in his last fall to corroborate this claim. Of course, it is vital that the Brazilians that are on the squad appear, which give a different hierarchy to the starting lineup (lateral Cicinho, defender Forster, Sasha flyers and Campanharo, striker Wanderson).
Zrinjski:
The Bosnians played 4 friendlies in preparation to start their official journey in a good way in this new season. Unfortunately for their aspirations they were eliminated by the Slovak Trnava in the Champions League (1-0 defeat of visit and 0-0 draw at home). After this slip, they reached the Europa League and agreed to this stage after eliminating Malta Valletta (1-1 equality at home for the first leg and victory 1-2 visit by the return). For this duel Mise technician keep the 4-2-3-1 system that has been used throughout the summer, not ruling out that it is more conservative in defense.
A detail to consider of Zrinjski is that he has played 3 official matches for the Bosnian tournament, arriving at this match. The results obtained in those matches were the following: Victory 0-1 against Sloboda, triumph 3-1 against GOSK Gabela and defeat 2-0 against Zeljeznicar. If we analyze these results, we can conclude that the team has been competitive in its league start-up. However, this will be the true fire test of the campus. The logic indicates that the owners retract their lines and try not to receive an early goal. Most likely they try to repeat what was done by Videoton a short time ago (extreme defense, saving goals after getting 16 shots and generating 11 corners in favor).
There are no previous clashes between Bulgarians and Bosnians, this being the first game they will hold in their history.