Ludogorets vs Dinamo Batumi Prediction and Betting Tips | July 10th 2024
Ludogorets will host Dinamo Batumi at the Huvepharma Arena on Wednesday in the first leg of the first round of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The home side lifted their 13th consecutive Bulgarian Parva Liga title last season and will now begin their push for a spot in the UEFA Champions League group stages this week.
They faced Ballkani at this stage of the qualifiers last season, suffering a 2-0 defeat to the Kosovar outfit in the first leg before rectifying things on home turf a week later with a dominant 4-0 victory to advance to the next round.
Ludogorets have enjoyed a strong showing in their pre-season campaign, winning all four of their friendly outings and will hope they can reap the dividends when they return to competitive action on Wednesday.
Similarly, Dinamo Batumi were crowned champions of the Georgian Erovnuli Liga and will now fight for a spot in the Champions League for just the second time in club history. They locked horns with Slovan Bratislava in their debut Champions League qualifying campaign back in 2022, suffering a 2-1 aggregate defeat before dropping down to the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers where they would ultimately lose to Lech Poznan.
The visitors have particularly struggled for results in their domestic assignments in recent weeks and will hope they can find better luck when they head to Bulgaria on Wednesday.
Ludogorets vs Dinamo Batumi Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Wednesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting of Ludogorets and Dinamo Batumi.
- The hosts had the best offensive record in the Parva Liga last season with a goal tally of 87.
- Three of Dinamo's four league defeats this season have come on the road.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last eight games across all competitions.
Ludogorets vs Dinamo Batumi Prediction
Ludogorets are on a four-game winning streak after losing three of their four games prior. They have lost just one competitive outing on home turf since February and will be looking forward to the midweek clash.
Dinamo's latest result ended a three-game winless streak and they will now be looking to build on that this week. However, they have won just two of their last seven away matches and could lose this one.
Prediction: Ludogorets 3-1 Dinamo Batumi
Ludogorets vs Dinamo Batumi Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Ludogorets to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the hosts' last nine competitive matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of the visitors' last six matches)