Ludogorets will be the 80th opponent of Qarabag in the European Cup.
As Idman.biz reports, the Aghdam club has played 178 games with 79 different teams in continental competitions.
The teams will meet in the framework of the Champions League third qualifying round. Qarabag will be the 67th opponent of Ludogorets in continental tournaments. The representative of Bulgaria will play his 150th game in Baku on August 6. Qarabag can score the 200th goal against Ludogorets. For this, our team must score at least 3 goals. The Bulgarians have scored 210 times and conceded 197.”
The opponent won 53 times in 149 games and lost 59 times. If Qarabag wins, the guests will experience their 60th disappointment in Baku.
Within the framework of the Champions League, Ludogorets had 28 defeats against 25 victories in 68 games. If Qarabag wins in both games, they can increase the opponent's failures to 30. For comparison, let's say that Qarabag won 23 times in 53 games in the Champions League and was disappointed 12 times. Ludogorets has a 101-92 lead in the No. 1 continental club competition.
Bulgarians have played twice in the group in the Champions League. In the 2014-2015 season, they distinguished themselves with 1 win, 1 draw in the group, and 3 draws two years later. The biggest victory of "Ludogorets" in the Champions League was against Northern Ireland Crusaders (7:0) in 2018, and the biggest defeat was against London Arsenal in 2016 (0:6).
The opponent of Qarabag has lost in all the last 6 away games in the Champions League.
In the current continental season, the Bulgarian club eliminated two Dinamos - Batumi and Minsk. In both competitions, Ludogorets was not disappointed by the 0:1 away defeat thanks to the two-ball advantage at home.
The Azerbaijani champion will play the first match against Ludogorets on August 6 in Baku.
Vugar Mammadov
Idman.biz
