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Rakow vs Qarabag Prediction & Betting tips
Rakow, the champion of Poland from last season and Qarabag, the champion from Azerbaijan, face each other on Wednesday evening at 19:15, in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League. The two champions met at the beginning of this year in a friendly match which was won by Rakow with a score of 3-0. The team that will qualify in the third preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League will play the winner between Aris Limassol and BATE Borisov.
Rakow:
Rakow played this year for the first time in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries due to the fact that he also won the title of champion last season in the first place. In the first preliminary round, Rakow respected its status as the favorite team and eliminated Flora from Estonia after two victories, 1-0 at home in the round match and 0-3 away in the return match. At the weekend, Rakow also made his debut in the new season in Poland, achieving an easy victory at home, 3-0 against those from Jagiellonia. In four official matches played this season, Rakow did not concede a goal in regulation time, the only exception being the Polish Super Cup, which was decided on penalty kicks after the score was tied 0-0 at the end of 120 minutes.
Qarabag:
On the other hand, Qarabag is a much more experienced team in European cups, having also participated in the UEFA Champions League groups in the 2017-2018 season, finishing in 4th place, behind those from Chelsea, AS Roma and Atletico Madrid, managing to not lose the two games with Atletico Madrid, score 1-1 and 0-0. Last season, Qarabag was close to reaching the UEFA Champions League groups again, but was eliminated in the play-off by Viktoria Plzen, after 0-0 at home in the round and 2-1 away in the return leg. In the first round of this season, Qarabag beat Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar after 1-2 away in the round match and 4-0 in the return match at home.
Rakow vs Qarabag head to head matches
13.01.23 CF Rakow vs Qarabag 3:0
* Our advice is: Rakow WIN
* Selection odd for this bet is: 2.10
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