Ferencvaros (Hun) vs Qarabag (Aze) prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-08-18 19:00.
[p]Ferencváros and Qarabağ, two sides who competed in the league phase of last season’s UEFA Europa League, meet in the two-legged play-off round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) with the winners advancing to the league phase.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After going unbeaten across their first seven competitive fixtures of the season (W5, D2), Ferencváros suffered their first defeat of this campaign with a 2-1 loss at home to Puskas Academy on Saturday. This was the first time that Robbie Keane’s side had been beaten at the Groupama Arena since February (W9, D2) which includes victories over Noah and Ludogorets in the two previous UCL qualifying rounds. Those wins mean that the Greens will be targeting a seventh successive home European victory in Tuesday’s first leg.[/p]
[p]With their first domestic fixture of the 2025/26 season not until Friday, Qarabağ have gone all in on their UCL qualifiers and they bring a 100% record (W4) to Budapest. They are yet to concede across trips to Shelbourne in Ireland and Shkëndija in North Macedonia and will also be full of confidence following their last game, a 5-1 home victory in the second leg of their third qualifying round triumph. The Horsemen are aiming to advance beyond this round for the first time since 2017/18, most recently being knocked out by Dinamo Zagreb 12 months ago.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These teams were drawn against each other in the third qualifying round of this competition three years ago with QarabaÄź winning 4-2 on aggregate, including a 3-1 victory at the Groupama Arena.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Ferencváros scored 3+ goals in four of their last five home European fixtures.[/p]
[p]Nine of Ferencváros’ last 11 competitive home matches produced over 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]QarabaÄź haven’t conceded a second-half goal across all four of their European ties so far this season.[/p]
[p]Five of Qarabağ’s last seven UEFA matches saw only the winning team score on the day.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Barnabás Varga has found the net at least once (G4) in all three of Ferencváros’ European victories this season, whilst Toral Bayramov directly contributed to a goal (G1, A1) in both of Qarabağ’s wins on the road in Europe this season.[/p]
[p]With no major injuries, both sides should be close to full strength for this first leg.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]QarabaÄź have started quickly in both UCL away games this season and did so when these two sides last met too, so we’re backing QarabaÄź to score the first goal of the game.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]