MATCH PREVIEWS
Ludogorets vs Viktoria Plzen preview and betting tips 17 Aug 2016
Tonight's fixture is a vital playoff for entering into the CL group stage between the Bulgarian and Chech champions - Ludogorets Razgrad and Victoria Pilzen.
Ludogorets progressed to this leg after firstly defeating Mladost Podgoritsa with a comfortable 5-0 aggregate score and then dramatically knocking out Crvena Zvezda after two draws with a score of 2-2 and two extra time goals on Serbian soil for the 6-4 aggregate win
Viktoria Plzen managed to get into this round after defeating Qarabag with an away goal after drawing 0-0 at home and 1-1 away after late equalizer from Michael Krmencik.
Possible composition Ludogorets: Vladislav Stoyanov - Yordan Minev, José Luis Palomino, Cosmin Moti, Nathanael - Svetoslav Dyakov, Lucas Sasha - Jody Lukoki, Marcelinho, Wanderson - Jonathan Cafu.
Plzen is lucky passed Karabakh and according to game did not deserve passage. Today tactics will based on defensive and counter-attacking. They dont have important players' absences.
Possible composition Plzen: Matus Kozacik - David Limbersky, Jan Baranek, Roman Hubnik, Ales Matthew - Patrik Hrosovsky, Tomás Horava - Jan Kovarik, Daniel Kolar, Jan Kopic - Michal Duris.
The away team will try not to concede a goal on the Vasil Levski stadium in front of maybe ~ 30 000 audience, though thinking for the 2nd leg. On the other hand, Ludogorets can't miss the chance to take a solid lead and secure their second group stage entering in the last 5 years.
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