On Wednesday, starting with 18:30, the Ludogorets – Midtjylland match will be played, within the Champions League preliminaries, second round. The two teams have never met before in European competitions. If Ludogorets has two appearances in the Champions League groups, in the 2014/2015 and 2016/2017 seasons, Midtjylland has never passed the 3rd preliminary round.
Ludogorets has 9 titles of champion of Bulgaria in the last 10 years, establishing a real monopoly on Bulgarian football. The group where the Romanians Claudiu Keseru, Cosmin Moti and Dragos Grigore are legitimated has 6 present in the groups of the continental European competitions, of which two in the Champions League. In the first preliminary round, Ludogorets eliminated Montenegrin champion Buducnost, 3-1 away. In that duel, Moti and Grigore were paired in the center of the Bulgarian defense, and Keseru was introduced in the second half, without notable achievements.
On the other hand, Midtjylland won the third Danish title last season, but in the Champions League, it never exceeded the 3rd preliminary round. In the previous season, the “wolves” played directly in the 3rd preliminary round of the Europa League, but were eliminated after a double inning with the Scottish group Rangers, score 7-3 overall. Midtjylland has never met Bulgarian opponents in European competitions and has only one presence in the group stage, but in the Europa League, in the 2015/2016 season, when he finished in 2nd place, in a group with Napoli, Brugge and Legia.
Ludogorets play on their own field, they are slightly favorites, but Mitdjylland had a fabulous season in Denmark, winning the championship with 14 points ahead of Copenhagen. In the European cups, the Danes are evolving quite openly and we anticipate a duel with many goals, regardless of the team that will advance in the next round.
Ludogorets won 9 Bulgarian titles;
The “eagles” have two present in the Champions League groups;
Midtjylland has won 3 Danish titles;
The “Wolves” never passed the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,79
