Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Ludogorets
Match Time & Date:
20/09/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Bayer Leverkusen
All eyes will be on Ludogorets Arena when Ludogorets and Bayer Leverkusen face each other in the Group A derby. The Bulgarian side are dominant force in the national championship, but they aim to record a good result in European competitions as well. Ludogorets failed to impress in the Champions League qualifiers, but thanks to a win over Torpedo Kutaisi in the double-header they booked their place in the Europa League group stages. Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, finished the 2017/2018 Bundesliga campaign in fifth position in the standings and, as a result, they will represent Germany in the Europa League. The German side made a slow start to the season and seeing that Ludogorets are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the Bulgarians are going to pick up all three points from Thursday’s football game.
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 (Bayer Leverkusen):
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club from the city Leverkusen in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. The home kit of Bayer Leverkusen is black and red. The club is playing his home games in the Bay Arena.
Bayer Leverkusen started to play in the Bundesliga from season 1979/1980. In 1988 Bayer Leverkusen managed to win the UEFA Cup by beating Espanyol in the final with 1-0. In the national league Bayer Leverkusen has been the most successful in the last couple of years with the 2nd place as their best performance.
Bayer Leverkusen never managed to win the league title. The current biggest rival of Bayer Leverkusen is 1. Koln. Next to football Bayer Leverkusen has a volleyball and basketball division as well. Currently Bayer Leverkusen is one of the biggest teams in the Bundesliga. Known players that played for Bayer Leverkusen are: Michael Ballack, Rudi Voller, Lucio and Arturo Vidal.
