Rakow Czestochowa v FC Copenhagen

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Polish hosts, Rakow Czestochowa, are just 180 minutes away from securing a place in the financially lucrative group stage of the Champions League but standing in their way are Danish visitors, FC Copenhagen, who are also vying for a spot in the group phase.

Since the start of their new season, Rakow Czestochowa have lost just three of their 14 matches played overall in all competitions, two of which were dealt to the Polish club on their travels with defeats at Slavia Prague in a club friendly along with a loss at Piast Gliwice in the domestic Ekstraklasa.

However, Rakow Czestochowa have also picked up eight wins in the process which includes important wins in the earlier qualifying rounds of the Champions League with victories against Estonian outfit, Flora 4-0 on aggregate, Azerbaijan side Qarabag 4-3 on aggregate and a 3-1 win on aggregate against Cypriot club, Aris Limassol respectively.

These wins and their progression through the qualifying rounds of this competition therefore places Rakow Czestochowa in a strong position while goals for both teams could figure in this 1st leg as five of Rakow Czestochowa's last 10 home games have also seen both teams score as well.

FC Copenhagen also bring an impressive sequence of results in the first few weeks of their new season as the Danish visitors are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions which includes recording 10 victories within these 11 matches, so they too will be in confident mood ahead of this upcoming trip to Poland.

The bigger picture shows FC Copenhagen have won their last nine games on the road in all competitions, five of which have resulted in both teams scoring while the visitors have also scored in each of their last 11 matches on their travels which makes them strong candidates to hit the back of the net on Tuesday night.

FC Copenhagen possess greater experience at Champions League level as well, but although the Danes have had greater exposure in this elite European competition, results away from home have been fairly disappointing in recent campaigns.

The visitors have registered just three wins out of their last 10 outings on the road in the Champions League so the prospects of an away win for FC Copenhagen seem to carry a fair amount of risk.

FC Copenhagen made it through to this play-off tie with their Polish counterparts following an 8-3 aggregate win against Breidablik and a win on penalties against Sparta Prague.

Rakow Czestochowa v FC Copenhagen Verdict

Both Rakow Czestochowa and FC Copenhagen have produced some impressive results of late and both should be capable of finding the back of the net in this 1st leg tie at the Miejski Stadion Pilkarski Raków.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50