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Ordabasy will welcome Petrocub to Stadion Kazhymukan for the first leg of their first round UEFA Champions League qualification tie on Wednesday (July 10). The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-2 draw against Yelimay Semey at the same venue in the Kazakhstan Cup over the weekend.
All four goals came in the second half, with Erkeulan Nurgaliyev and Zhan-Ali Payruz scoring for the visitors while Sagadat Tursynbay scored a brace for the hosts.
Petrocub, meanwhile, thrashed Farul Constanta 5-1 in a friendly last week. Sergiu Platica scored a brace while Victor Mudrac, Teodor Lungu and Dumitru Demian scored a goal each in the rout.
The Hîncești Lions booked their spot at this stage of the Champions League qualifiers as Moldovan Super Liga champions. Ordabasy qualified as Kazakhstan Premier League champions.
The winner of this tie will face APOEL in the next round of the qualifiers while the loser will drop to the UEFA Conference League.
Ordabasy vs Petrocub Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Four of Ordabasy's last five competitive games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Four of Petrocub's last five qualification games in the UEFA Conference League have produced over 2.5 goals.
- Ordabasy are unbeaten in their last eight games across competitions (five games).
- Petrocub's last six games have witnessed more goals scored in the second half than the first.
- Ordabasy are competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
- Petrocub have won just one of their last seven qualification games in UEFA competitions (four losses).
Ordabasy vs Petrocub Prediction
Ordabasy won a maiden league title last term to compete in Europe's premier club competition. Despite their inexperience at this stage, Aleksandr Sednyov's side are still pre-game favorites and will aim to claim a first-leg win with their fans behind them.
Petrocub, for their part, also won a league title for the first time last season and are debutants in the UEFA Champions League.
Both sides' inexperience could be on display here but Ordabasy have an added advantage of having been in action over the last few months. We are backing the hosts to claim a narrow win.
Prediction: Ordabasy 2-1 Petrocub
Ordabasy vs Petrocub Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Ordabasy to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 4 - Highest scoring half: Second half
