Day: July 19, 2022

Two in-form clubs meet in this game when Shamrock Rovers visit Ludogorets in Bulgaria and it promises to be an interesting fixture.

The Champions League qualification matches are getting serious and both of these clubs will hope they will make the next round of the qualification for the group stages.

Ludogorets eliminated Sutjeska from the last round by winning both legs of the tie and they proved to be one of Europe’s strongest sides in those fixtures.

A clean sheet in both games mean they are one of the hardest clubs to score against as well, and this game offers them another chance to showcase that strength.

Rovers eliminated Hibernians in the last round of the competition thanks to their 3-0 first leg win, because the reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw.

It would be a tough game for both clubs, but the hosts will feel that they can get yet another win in this first leg. We will have to see how Rovers will perform.

Dinamo will continue their push towards returning to the Champions League group stage when they face Shkupi in this fixture.

The Croatians are the clear favourites considering their history in the competition and they also look considerably stronger than their opponents.

Shkupi made this round of the competition because they were lucky at the last one. Lincoln Red Imps nearly overturned their 3-0 win in the first leg, but they held on to win 3-2 on aggregate.

They know this game would be harder and there would be much more work to do in this away leg of the fixture.

Zagreb has been in decent form in recent games, winning their Super Cup and their opening league game of this season.

They joined the UCL qualification at this stage and will be keen to avoid any kind of upset from their visitors.

This is the first time both of these clubs have met and Shkupi will hope their poor run of form doesn’t make them lose this game by a huge scoreline.