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Struga will invite Slovan Bratislava to Atina Bojadji Stadium in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round on Wednesday. The two teams met in the first leg in Bratislava last week, with the visitors winning 4-2.
Vladimír Weiss and Róbert Mak scored in the first half to give Bratislava a two-goal lead but veteran striker Besart Ibraimi's second-half brace leveled the scores. Juraj Kucka scored twice in six minutes to restore Bratislava's two-goal lead.
The hosts have not qualified for the group stage of a UEFA competition thus far and they were eliminated from the qualifying playoffs of the UEFA Europa Conference League last season.
The visitors have a rich history in UEFA competitions and have made it to the group stage of a European competition in four of the last five seasons. They played in the Europa Conference League last season and were eliminated from the knockout round playoffs.
Struga vs Slovan Bratislava Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams do not have much history and met for the first time in the first leg last week. Bratislava registered a home win and the hosts will look to return the favor this time around.
- The hosts are winless in their three games in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, suffering two losses.
- The visitors have suffered two losses in their last three games in the Champions League qualifiers. They have conceded seven goals in these games.
- Struga have just one win in their last four competitive home games, scoring six goals while conceding seven times.
- Slovan Bratislava have won four of their last five away games in the Champions League qualifiers while keeping two clean sheets.
Struga vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction
Struga have suffered three consecutive losses in UEFA qualifiers, failing to score in two games in that period, and will look to improve upon that record. In their only home game in the Champions League qualifiers, they suffered a 2-1 loss to Zalgiris last season.
Belasí registered a win in the home leg and have a comfortable two-goal lead on aggregate. They just need a draw to ensure passage into the next round. They have won four of their last five away games in the Champions League qualifiers, which bodes well for them.
Considering the visitors' advantage on aggregate, they are likely to play for a draw and a stalemate is expected to ensue.
Prediction: Struga 2-2 Slovan Bratislava
Struga vs Slovan Bratislava Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Róbert Mak to score or assist any time - Yes
