Ludogorets Razgrad v Olimpija

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Ludogorets will not only be going in search of a third win on the trot overall but a third win on the trot at home when they take on Olimpija in this 1st leg of their 2nd Qualifying Round tie in the Champions League on Wednesday night at their Huvepharma Arena.

Ludogorets will rely once again upon form and results on home soil for this upcoming fixture following their win in the previous qualifying round of this competition which saw them lose 2-0 away at Kosovan side, Ballkani, but the Bulgarian hosts stormed back in the return leg at Huvepharma Arena with a resounding 4-0 win which clinched the tie.

Recent back-to-back wins against the aforementioned Ballkani 4-0 and a 5-0 thrashing of Etar in the domestic Bulgarian First League will give the hosts plenty of confidence while the bigger picture shows Ludogorets have lost just twice in their last 24 matches, collecting no fewer than 20 victories in the process.

Results on home soil have been particularly impressive for Ludogorets as the hosts have won 12 of their last 13 matches in all competitions.

Slovenian visitors, Olimpija, hit the road again on Wednesday night and they will head into this 1st leg tie on the back of a 2-1 defeat away at Koper in the domestic 1 SNL which was incurred on their travels over the weekend.

Olimpija had previously racked up five wins on the trot which included home and away wins against Latvian outfit, Valmiera, 2-1 in each leg giving Olimpija an overall 4-2 win on aggregate to book their place in these 2nd Qualifying Round fixtures in the Champions League.

However, it's worth pointing out that four of these five wins that Olimpija collected in recent weeks were achieved on home soil at their Stadion Stožice, while results on the road in recent times have been pretty disappointing and are cause for some concern for manager, Joao Henriques, as the visitors have managed to capture just two wins in their last nine outings on their travels overall.

Having lost six of these previous nine away games, Olimpija will do well to walk away from this 1st leg on level pegging with their hosts, Ludogorets, it seems.

Ludogorets v Olimpija Verdict

With home advantage behind them and a strong sequence of results under their belts at the Huvepharma Arena, Ludogorets bring an impressive winning momentum into this 1st leg tie and the hosts look in good shape to gain a 1st leg lead here to take into next week's return leg at the Stadion Stožice.

Therefore, our main bet will be Ludogorets win @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Ludogorets win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.40

Correct score: Ludogorets 2-0 @ 6.50