Dinamo Minsk vs Ludogorets Predictions

• Ludogorets won the first leg 1-0.
• Dinamo Minsk are midway through the Belarusian season.
• Minsk have scored 18 goals in eight home league games.

UCL qualifier remains finely poised

Dinamo Minsk and Ludogorets Razgrad meet in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier on Wednesday with the tie in the balance after the visitors claimed a 1-0 win in the first leg.

These sides met in qualifying last year with Ludogorets winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate. The Bulgarians won 2-0 at home and then lost 1-0 away, so it looks as if this tie remains wide open.

Minsk are the clear underdogs and there is some temptation to back them simply on the basis that they beat these opponents at this venue last year. However, Ludogorets were thoroughly dominant in the first leg and they should have won by a bigger margin so they may be able to kill this tie off with a victory – but the better angle could be backing goals at both ends.

Minsk are midway through their domestic season in Belarus and they boast the best home record in their league with seven wins and just one defeat after eight games, hitting 18 goals in the process.

Last week’s first leg was Ludogorets’ first game of the new season and they may be a little sharper in this return game. The Bulgarian champions managed 20 shots in total in that first meeting, with four on target, and they look capable of scoring in this return fixture.

Given how dominant Ludogorets were in that first leg, they should be able to come through this tie fairly comfortably even if they do concede and a 2-1 away win looks a reasonable correct score prediction.