Shakhtar will be the nominal host of the field in the second leg of the first qualifying round of the Champions League once morest Maribor. The game will take place not in Belarus, but in Turkey. The game will take place on July 13 and will start at 20:00 Moscow time Shakhtar – Maribor: forecastbet, odds, statistics.
“Miner”
The Belarusian club cannot play home matches of European competitions in their country. According to the decision of UEFA, teams from this football association must play their matches on neutral fields.
“Miner” from Soligorsk found refuge in Turkey at the arena “New Sakaria Ataturk Stadium”. Here the main battle with Maribor for a ticket to the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League will take place.
Champions League calendar and table
In the Belarusian league, the Moles are in 6th place, but the Pitmen have 2 games in hand. Due to the performance of the team in the European Cup, the matches once morest Slutsk and Slavia were postponed.
The next game in the championship is scheduled for Monday, July 18. It will be an away match once morest Belshina.
“Maribor”
The Slovenian club has no game practice in the domestic arena yet. Rest is not long. “Maribor” will start defending the Slovenian title on July 16, with a home match once morest Radomlya.
To the Champions League. In the first match, the Slovenian club failed to open the defense of the Belarusian club. The home meeting once morest Soligorsk Shakhtar ended in a draw – 0:0.
The game in Turkey will determine the lucky winner of the 2nd round of the Champions League. The winner of our pair in the next stage will meet with the strongest duel team “Sheriff” – “Zrinjski”.
Well, whoever loses will continue to participate in the third most important UEFA tournament – the Conference League. Namely, in the 3rd stage of qualification.
Forecast and rate
Bookmakers regard the chances of the teams as equal. They offer to bet on Shakhtar 2.60for a draw for 3.10and to “Maribor” — for 2.76
Forecast: open football in this confrontation should not be expected. Clubs will be cautious and most often look at the defense. This is the case when only 1 goal can decide the outcome of the confrontation.
But anything can happen in football, our bet is under 2 for 1.96
