Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Zalgiris
Match Time & Date:
25/08/2022
12:00 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Ludogorets
LFF stadionas will host Thursday’s Europa League qualifier between Zalgiris and Ludogorets. The Bulgarians defeated the Lithuanians thanks to Ivan Tatomirovic’s own-goal, with the team moving one step closer to booking their place in the group stages, but they can’t afford any complacency in the reverse fixture. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be winger Kiril Despodov, who scored a brace in a 4-2 loss to Dinamo Zagreb.
Vladimir Cheburin’s troops, on the other hand, face a difficult task in the second leg, and seeing that midfielder Donatas Kazlauskas is banned for the match, we are tempted to put our money on the visiting team. Ourega should keep his place up front, alongside Oliveira. In their last meeting at the venue Zalgiris defeated Ludogorets 2-1 back in 2017, meaning that the visitors are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Sergio Padt):
Sergio Padt is a Dutch footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Groningen as a goalkeeper. Padt played for the likes of Pancratius, Hoofddorp, and Ajax during his youth career, but he did not see any game action with the Amsterdammers at senior level.
Following short loan spells with the likes of Haarlem and Go Ahead Eagles, Sergio Padt signed a deal with Belgian outfit Gent in June, 2011. After making 55 appearances for the club in the Belgian top flight, the Dutch shot-stopper joined Groningen in the summer of 2014. Sergio Padt did remarkably well to win the KNVB Cup with the Green-White Army in the 2014/15 season, with the team beating PEC Zwolle in the title game.
The Groningen goalkeeper, who was born on June 6, 1990, has five caps for the Netherlands U-21 team. Speaking of his senior career, he received two call-ups for the national team, but has yet to make his debut.
Highlighted Team (Ludogorets):
Bulgarian football club PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, commonly referred to as Eagles, compete at the Ludogorets Arena with the capacity of 8,000. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad are owned by Kiril Domuschiev, who made it his personal goal to propel the club to domestic and international success and to hold up the Bulgarian flag high with nation’s biggest clubs Levski and CSKA going through turbulent times.
Having seen their stock rise astronomically since 2010, PFK Ludogorets Razgrad have become the first Bulgarian club to be features in the UEFA Champions League group stage twice. Previously, their maiden participation happened in 2014-15 season when the Bulgarian club made headlines due to notable results against FC Basel and Liverpool.
Their success on domestic scene has been equally impressive as PFC Ludogorets Razgrad remain the second team in the world to win a treble after being promoted from the second to the first league. Main force of the Bulgarian club are the Brazilian players, currently eight of them in the squad many of whom hold the Bulgarian citizenship.
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