Ludogorets (Bul) vs Ferencvaros (Hun) prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-08-05 17:30.
[p]The road to the league phase of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) continues in Razgrad on Wednesday evening as Ludogorets host Ferencváros in the first leg of the pair’s third qualifying round tie.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Bulgarian giants Ludogorets have dominated their domestic scene for more than a decade, clinching a 14th successive league title back in May as part of a treble-winning campaign. The Eagles’ fortunes in Europe haven’t been as positive over the years though, with failures in their attempts to reach the UCL proper on all bar two occasions. They last successfully negotiated the UCL qualifiers back in 2016/17, but having needed extra time to bypass both the first and second qualification rounds, they appear to be riding their luck this term.[/p]
[p]It’s much the same story for Hungarian outfit Ferencváros, who have now won their domestic title in each of the last seven seasons, but have only reached the UCL main draw once in the 21st century. That came in the 2020/21 campaign, and they come into this season’s qualifiers bearing the psychological scars of falling at this very stage in two of the last four UCL qualifying campaigns. They’ll hope a six-match unbeaten run in competitive action (W5, D1) can help them bypass that stage this time around. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These sides have met four times before in competitive action, with Ferencváros edging the overall stakes (W2, D1, L1). The Hungarian side avoided defeats in both away H2Hs in that run (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Ludogorets have seen their first goal come from the penalty spot in three of their last five games.[/p]
[p]Ludogorets’ last five third round qualifying ties in any European competition produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Ferencváros haven’t drawn a scoring blank in a game since February.[/p]
[p]Ferencváros have conceded more than once in just one of their last seven UCL away qualifiers.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ivaylo Chochev has scored three goals in his last four appearances across all competitions for Ludogorets, including two openers within the first 25 minutes. Barnabás Varga has also netted three in his last four matches for Ferencváros, scoring after half-time in both legs against Noah in the second qualifying round.[/p]
[p]Neither Ludogorets nor Ferencváros have any fresh concerns to worry about ahead of the first leg.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]These two sides both boast strong attacking records, and will be desperate to take some form of advantage into next week’s second leg, so both teams to score appears a sensible market to lean on.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]