Ludogorets Razgrad v Dinamo Minsk

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Bulgarian hosts, Ludogorets, will head into this 1st leg tie of their Champions League 2nd qualifying round clash with Belarus outfit, Dinamo Minsk, on the back of a 1-0 home win against CSKA Sofia in the opening game of their new Bulgarian First League campaign, while Dinamo Minsk safely navigated their way past Armenian outfit, Pyunik, in the 1st qualifying round by virtue of a 1-0 win on aggregate over the two legs.

Ludogorets earned their place in this season's Champions League qualifiers after finishing top of the Bulgarian First League table at the end of the regular season and then finished seven points clear of second placed Cherno More in the subsequent Championship Round group as well.

The hosts also produced an encouraging pre-season as they collected four wins against their respective opponents of Primorje, Slovan Bratislava, St Gallen and Universitatea Craiova which gave Georgi Dermendzhiev's side useful momentum heading into the 1st qualifying round of this season's Champions League qualifiers.

Indeed, Ludogorets registered a 3-1 home win against Dinamo Batumi in the 1st leg and although they were dealt a 1-0 defeat away from home in the return leg, Ludogorets ran out 3-2 winners on aggregate.

Dinamo Minsk narrowly edged out Armenian club, Pyunik, in their 1st round qualifying round tie in the Champions League where they registered a 1-0 win on aggregate following a 0-0 draw at home in the 1st leg before recording what would prove to be a decisive 1-0 win away at the Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht in the return leg.

The aforementioned results against Pyunik also extended Dinamo Minsk's unbeaten run in all competitions to a solid looking 12 matches, while the bigger picture shows Dinamo Minsk have suffered just the single defeat in their previous 20 games overall.

That one defeat came in the shape of a 2-0 loss away from home at Neman Grodno in the Belarus domestic cup competition but nevertheless, the visitors have also picked up a total of 13 wins within this 20-game period as well.

Results away from home have also impressed as Dinamo Minsk have lost just once in their last 11 games on the road but goals could be in short supply at the Huvepharma Arena as no fewer than eight of these last 11 away games have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored.

Ludogorets v Dinamo Minsk Verdict

Ludogorets have managed to capture just two wins at home in their last nine attempts in the Champions League while Dinamo Minsk possess very limited experience at this level having played only four previous ties, each of which resulted in Under 2.5 goals so this upcoming clash with Ludogorets may well be a low-scoring affair.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Ludogorets win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.60

Correct Score: Ludogorets 1-0 @ 7.00