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In the return match of the first qualifying round for the Champions League, the Azerbaijani champion Qarabag Agdam receives the Albanian champions FK Partizani Tirana. The first leg in the last week was very tough fare: No matches and scoring chances hardly formed an entertaining combination for only about 2,100 spectators in the Albanian capital.
The Baku blue-and-whites have been regulars in their home country, six times in a row since 2014, a regular in qualifying for the premier league, but so far it has worked only once, two years ago, to participate in the group stage. However, as a rule, the first qualifying round has always been passed, which is why the hosts are the favorites in the game. The guests have significantly less experience in the competition.
The championship title in Albania was the first for Partizani Tirana after a dry spell of 26 years. In the past years, even the qualification for the group stage of the Europa League has been missed regularly. At Qarabag Agdam vs. Partizani Tirana show the odds quite clearly towards a home win. Given the low altitude, we see little value in this betting market.
The teams were clearly in the first leg of the lack of match practice due to the summer break, which is why a similar match with few chances to score is to be expected. The guests will be very defensive in view of the first leg result and preferably lurk on counter situations. A tactical alignment, which is also to be expected after a possible backlog, as in this case a single away goal would still be enough to qualify for the next round. The Qarabag Agdam vs. Partizani Tirana tip is accompanied by a five-unit move.
Qarabag Agdam:
In Azerbaijan, the team of coach Qurban Qurbanov, who has been filling the post for eleven years, has been the champion for six seasons. At the state level, the riders have hardly a serious opponent. Actually, the club originates from Karabakh, but due to the politically unstable situation as a result of the conflict with the neighbor Armenia, Qarabağ Ağdam has been located in the capital for many years.
In the first leg disappointed the troupe: Although Ağdam possessed more possession, but with the game device, the players from Asia Minor could do little favor. In the end, not once was shot directly on the opponent’s box and the playful overweight remained unused.
In the upcoming match in the Azərsun Arena, the main task now is to deliver the offensive. That they are quite capable of scoring goals, the attacking department proved in recent weeks in the test matches against the Czech runner-up Viktoria Pilsen, which ended in a respectable 2-2, or in a 2-1 victory against FK Ufa the Russian Premjer League. For a goal especially Mahir Emreli is eligible. The 22-year-old Azerbaijanian was the top scorer in the domestic Premier League last season, and is also consistently playing in the national team. In the aforementioned draw against Pilsen he contributed both hits.
Partizani Tirana:
After more than a quarter of a century, Demat e Kuq celebrated the championship in Albania for the first time last season. This was linked to the glorious past of the club. After all, Tirana now has 16 titles – only the two city rivals KS Dinamo Tirana with 18 and KF Tirana with 24 wins are even more successful. In recent years, the FK Partizani Tirana had crashed badly and played in the meantime only in the third-rate category e dytë.
Since the re-emergence in the top Albanian league in 2016, however, Partizani has consolidated. Twice the vice-title was brought and last season even managed the long-awaited winning the championship. In contrast to the opponent Tirana graduated alone in 2016 already once the qualification for the Champions League, because the then champion of the country Skënderbeu Korça was excluded. At that time the way led to the third qualifying round, where Tirana but had to give FC Red Bull Salzburg beaten.
In the last two years, however, the qualifications for the Europa League were disappointing. Thus, the end station was reached in the first round and all games were lost both at home and abroad. In the first leg Partizani could not convince like the opponent playfully. Overall, the squad for captain and goalkeeper Alban Hoxha compared to the Azerbaijani champion is also weaker.
The Italian coach Franco Lerda was again installed only a few weeks ago; the match against Qarabağ Agdam was his competitive premiere. For the 51-year-old, it is the first coaching station in Albania, having previously worked exclusively in his home country, most recently with LR Vicenza Virtus in Serie C.
Qarabag vs Partizani head to head matches
10.07.19 CL Partizani Qarabag 0 : 0