The first leg in Razgrad last week had ended 1-0 in favour of Ludogorets courtesy of Ivan Tatomirovic’s own goal inside the opening two minutes.
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FK Zalgiris will host Ludogorets Razgrad in the second leg of their Europa League qualifying playoff contest at the LFF Stadionas on Thursday night. The first leg in Razgrad last week had ended 1-0 in favour of Ludogorets courtesy of Ivan Tatomirovic’s own goal inside the opening two minutes. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 3-1 win over Lietava in a Lithuanian top division fixture last Sunday. Ludogorets, meanwhile, thrashed Pirin 4-0 in a Bulgarian First League match last Monday.
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Zalgiris had lost the Champions League third qualifying round tie against Bodo/Glimt, 6-1 on aggregate, to drop down to the Europa League qualifiers. The Lithuanian outfit are sitting on top of their domestic league standings. In their recent outing against Lietva, Renan Oliveira opened the scoring before Josep Tadic netted a brace to secure all three points. The Green Whites need to overturn a one goal deficit on Thursday to accomplish their dream of participating in a major continental tournament for the first time ever.
Ludogorets, on the other hand, have made an impressive start to their 2022-23 First League campaign, registering four wins from their opening five games to occupy third spot in the table. Stanislav Genchev’s side are just four points behind leaders CSKA 1948, who have played two games more. The Eagles, in their recent outing against Pirin, opened the scoring through Georgi Terziev before an own goal from Kazuki Takahashi doubled the lead. Matias Tissera tripled the lead and then Jorginho put the icing on the cake with the Eagles’ fourth of the night. ,
Zalgiris midfielder Donatas Kazlauskas is unavailable for Thursday’s match because of suspension. Last game’s goal-scorer Oliveira is likely to lead the line with Radic in support. Kuklys and Tatomitovic could occupy the flanks with Jarusevicius and Kyeremeh pulling the strings in the midfield. As for Ludogorets, Tekpetey, Igor and Despodov could form the front-three.
FK Zalgiris probable starting lineup: Duka, Bopesu, Kuzukolovas, Kashken, Mamic, Tatomirovic, Jarusevicius, Kyeremeh, Kuklys, Tadic, Oliveira.
Ludogorets Razgrad starting lineup: Sluga, Cicinho, Verdon, Gropper, Nedyalkov, Yordanov, Piotrowski, Delev, Tekpetey, Igor, Despodov
The Europa League qualifier between FL Zalgiris and Ludogorets will take place at LFF Stadium on Thursday at 9:30 pm IST.
| FK Zalgiris vs Ludogorets Razgrad | Key details |
| Date | August 24 |
| Venue | LFF stadium |
| Kickoff time in Lithuania | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in Bulgaria | 7:00 pm |
The live telecast of the match is available on Play Diema Xtra, Diema Sport 3.
