Ludogorets and Shakhtyor will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Champions League 1st Qualifying Round battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Shakhtyor have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Ludogorets form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round.The fans are hoping that Ludogorets will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Parva Liga game against CSKA 1948 Sofia.
Heartbreak before that as Ludogorets lost 1-3 at CSKA 1948 Sofia's place.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ludogorets home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in nine wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
Shakhtyor form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round.Playing away, Shakhtyor have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Vysshaya Liga this season. Things are running smoothly for Shakhtyor who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 19 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Dinamo Minsk.
Shakhtyor played 1-1 against Dinamo Brest in their previous match.
Prior to that result Shakhtyor won their away game at Slutsk in the Vysshaya Liga. The scoreline was 4-1.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Shakhtyor are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Darboe 13 goals | A. Sachivko 3 goals | J. Kendysh 3 goals |
Ludogorets missing players
Shakhtyor missing players
| Ludogorets | Shakhtyor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 32 | Scored | S | 21 | 51 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.7 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.1 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 52% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtyor | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 40 |
| 2 | BATE | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Ruh Brest | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Gomel | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Dinamo Minsk | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | Minsk | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Dinamo Brest | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Vitebsk | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Torpedo BelAZ | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Isloch | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Slutsk | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
| 13 | Slavia | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Neman Grodno | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -24 | 7 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -24 | 7 |