In the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League qualification, the players of Maribor and Shakhtar from Soligorsk will come face to face. Will the home team be able to win in this confrontation? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this match.
"Maribor"
"Maribor" has not yet started playing in the Slovenian championship, but the team is actively preparing for European competitions. It is worth noting that Maribor is the only team that took part in the group stages of the Champions League and the Europa League, which makes this team special. In 2019, the team participated in the LCH qualification, where they could not show anything in the group with Sevilla, Liverpool and Spartak. In the match with the Soligorsk team, Maribor will try to play on the class and win over the Miners in order to have a certain reserve for the return game.
Shakhtar Soligorsk
The Belarusian team is the current champion of the country. The team won the tournament with a solid margin from BATE, breaking away from the main pursuer by 10 points. Unlike the Slovenes, the Miners' season 3 is in full swing, and 12 matches have already been played. In the current championship, Shakhtar is still in 5th place, and lags behind the leader in the person of BATE by 7 points. The champion pauses in the domestic arena, as the Football Federation of Belarus has allowed the team to focus on the games in European competitions and postpone the matches of the national championship for a more convenient time.
Statistics and figures:
- "Maribor" is quoted as a favorite among bookmakers;
- The Slovenian team does not know victories in the last 4 meetings;
- Shakhtar has 3 wins in 5 matches;
- The rivals have not previously crossed paths in face-to-face meetings.
Forecast
Still, it seems that Maribor will be able to win this match. The Slovenian grandee approaches the match in a good mood and will try to secure an advantage following the results of the first match. The victory of "Maribor" seems preferable here.
