Our prediction for this Europa League match:
FC Zurich
Match Time & Date:
04/10/2018
12:55 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Ludogorets
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over AEK Larnaca, Zurich play host to Ludogorets at their Stadion Letzigrund in their second group game in the 2018/2019 Europa League season. Zurich aim to move one step closer to booking their place in the knockout stages, but beating Ludogorets is easier said than done as the visitors are desperate to grab something from Thursday’s football match. The Bulgarian champions aim to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to Bayer Leverkusen and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Zurich. Anyhow, the two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment and we predict that they are going to share the spoils at Stadion Letzigrund. The two teams meet for the first time ever in European competitions and we believe that they are going to play out a high-scoring draw on Thursday evening.
Highlighted Player (Georgi Terziev):
Georgi Terziev is a defender who was born in Sliven, Bulgaria on April 18, 1992. Terziev’s main position is centre-back, but he is often used as a full-back and it has to be noted that he is a two-footed footballer. The Bulgaria international started his youth career at his home-town club Sliven and then he moved to Naftex Burgas.
After making nine appearances for the club at senior level, Georgi Terziev joined Chernomorets Burgas in 2009. The defender played for the Sharks from 2009 to 2013 and the he decided to take his career to the next level. Georgi Terziev signed for big-spending Bulgarian side Ludogorets on August 12, 2013 for a fee of €500,000 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular at the club.
However, in 2017 he played eight games for Croatian side Hajduk Split on loan, but he returned to Razgrad at the end of the 2016/2017 season. Speaking of his international career, Georgi Terziev made his debut for the Bulgaria national football team in October, 2011 in a friendly game against Ukraine.
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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