Get ready for the first of two legs in this Champions League clash between Slovan Bratislava and Swift Hesperange

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 12.Jul
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Štadión Tehelné pole (22500 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Slovan Bratislava will try to edge Swift Hesperange in their own ballpark.

Swift Hesperange have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Slovan Bratislava form and stats

Bratislava participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 2nd qualifying round and lost against Ferencvaros.

The Slovan Bratislava club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Štadión Tehelné pole: A 0-1 defeat against Podbrezova.

Preceding that match was a Super Liga defeat to Podbrezova (0-1).

Bratislava are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 5, drew 1 and lost 2.

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Swift Hesperange form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the National Division.

Swift Hesperange has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Progres Niedercorn for a 2-2 draw. Which player has bagged at least one goal six matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Philippe and that is impressive stuff!

A 1-1 draw at Jeunesse d'Esch's stadium before that.

Swift Hesperange are a potent attacking force on the road with their 44 goals in 15 league games. Hesperange are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Slovan Bratislava missing players

Swift Hesperange missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Slovan Bratislava Swift Hesperange
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   14 25
14 9   Won W   9 19
8 2   Drew D   3 4
3 2   Lost L   2 2
50 28   Scored S   37 76
29 11   Conceded C   10 24
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 96%
84% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 88%
68% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 80%
40% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 60%
20% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 36%
72% 54%   BTTS BTTS   50% 60%
20% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 36%
12% 15%   Failed to Score F T   14% 8%
 
5 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.6
4.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   1.7 2.2
1.4 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.8
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11.9 12.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 10.8
5.3 5.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.9
38% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   73% 64%
 
10.1 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   6.1 6.1
3.9 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.4 2.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swift Hesperange 30 24 5 1 100 28 15 13 2 0 56 20 15 11 3 1 44 8 72 77
2 Progres Niedercorn 30 22 4 4 67 31 15 11 2 2 37 15 15 11 2 2 30 16 36 70
3 F91 Dudelange 30 22 1 7 86 38 15 10 1 4 37 16 15 12 0 3 49 22 48 67
4 UT Petange 30 18 5 7 62 38 15 9 2 4 37 21 15 9 3 3 25 17 24 59
5 Differdange 03 30 14 3 13 60 43 15 7 2 6 31 20 15 7 1 7 29 23 17 45
6 Mondorf-les-Bains 30 14 3 13 52 52 15 7 1 7 25 25 15 7 2 6 27 27 0 45
7 Jeunesse d'Esch 30 12 7 11 44 39 15 7 5 3 25 13 15 5 2 8 19 26 5 43
8 Racing 30 11 10 9 43 39 15 4 4 7 20 25 15 7 6 2 23 14 4 43
9 UNA Strassen 30 12 3 15 33 46 15 7 1 7 22 26 15 5 2 8 11 20 -13 39
10 Wiltz 30 10 6 14 48 59 15 5 3 7 28 34 15 5 3 7 20 25 -11 36
11 Victoria Rosport 30 8 8 14 48 58 15 5 6 4 24 18 15 3 2 10 24 40 -10 32
12 Mondercange 30 7 8 15 41 55 15 4 4 7 23 21 15 3 4 8 18 34 -14 29
13 Fola Esch 30 8 2 20 36 71 15 5 2 8 18 23 15 3 0 12 18 48 -35 26
14 UN Kaerjeng 30 5 10 15 30 69 15 2 4 9 13 42 15 3 6 6 17 27 -39 25
15 Etzella Ettelbruck 30 6 5 19 32 71 15 3 2 10 15 31 15 3 3 9 17 40 -39 23
16 Hostert 30 4 6 20 20 65 15 2 2 11 8 33 15 2 4 9 12 32 -45 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swift Hesperange 30 24 5 1 100 28 15 13 2 0 56 20 15 11 3 1 44 8 72 77
2 Progres Niedercorn 30 22 4 4 67 31 15 11 2 2 37 15 15 11 2 2 30 16 36 70
3 F91 Dudelange 30 22 1 7 86 38 15 10 1 4 37 16 15 12 0 3 49 22 48 67
4 UT Petange 30 18 5 7 62 38 15 9 2 4 37 21 15 9 3 3 25 17 24 59
5 Differdange 03 30 14 3 13 60 43 15 7 2 6 31 20 15 7 1 7 29 23 17 45
6 Mondorf-les-Bains 30 14 3 13 52 52 15 7 1 7 25 25 15 7 2 6 27 27 0 45
7 Jeunesse d'Esch 30 12 7 11 44 39 15 7 5 3 25 13 15 5 2 8 19 26 5 43
8 Racing 30 11 10 9 43 39 15 4 4 7 20 25 15 7 6 2 23 14 4 43
9 UNA Strassen 30 12 3 15 33 46 15 7 1 7 22 26 15 5 2 8 11 20 -13 39
10 Wiltz 30 10 6 14 48 59 15 5 3 7 28 34 15 5 3 7 20 25 -11 36
11 Victoria Rosport 30 8 8 14 48 58 15 5 6 4 24 18 15 3 2 10 24 40 -10 32
12 Mondercange 30 7 8 15 41 55 15 4 4 7 23 21 15 3 4 8 18 34 -14 29
13 Fola Esch 30 8 2 20 36 71 15 5 2 8 18 23 15 3 0 12 18 48 -35 26
14 UN Kaerjeng 30 5 10 15 30 69 15 2 4 9 13 42 15 3 6 6 17 27 -39 25
15 Etzella Ettelbruck 30 6 5 19 32 71 15 3 2 10 15 31 15 3 3 9 17 40 -39 23
16 Hostert 30 4 6 20 20 65 15 2 2 11 8 33 15 2 4 9 12 32 -45 18

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.