Ludogorets will be welcoming Anderlecht in a crucial playoff match in the UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23.
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Bulgarian side Ludogorets will be welcoming Anderlecht in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23 play-off matchup. Ludogorets were third in their Europa League table so they were demoted to the Conference League. Anderlecht, on the other hand, finished second in their group and only lost to the group toppers, West Ham. The first leg will be played in Ludogorets Arena, Bulgaria on the 16th of February, while the second leg will be played at Lotto Park, Belgium on the 23th of Feburary 2023.
Ludogorets have had a fairly positive result in their previous matches. In their last seven matches, they haven’t lost one. They are in a decent position in the Bulgarian league, just one point off the leaders. They will now have to beat Anderlecht and hope that their Conference league campaign is more successful than their Europa League campaign. There are the favourites to win this match as they have completely dominated the Bulgarian League in the past few years and have a squad at full strength.
Anderlecht have been great in their recent fixtures. They have won their last four games and are looking in good form. But when it comes to the league, Anderlecht has been in poor form as they are currently in 10th place and 28 points off the leaders in their league and out of European spots. They have lost eleven games and have won only ten and their goal difference is also very low.
Ludogorets reportedly have no fitness or suspension issues to deal with. For Anderlecht, however, Marco Kana, Hannes Delcroix and Adrien Trebel are all out.
Ludogorets possible line-up: Padt; Witry, Terziev, Russo, Gropper; Naressi, Cafumana; Tekpetey, Nonato, Despodov; Thiago
Anderlecht possible line-up: Verbruggen; Murillo, Debast, Vertonghen, Sardella; Refaelov, Ashimeru, Verschaeren; Dreyer, Raman, Amuzu
Ludogorets
| Opponents | Score |
| Spartak Verna | 2-1 (W) |
| Levski Sofia | 2-1 (W) |
| Levski Sofia | 0-0 |
| Slavia Sofia | 2-1 (W) |
| Rozova Dolina | 2-0 (W) |
Anderlecht
| Opponents | Score |
| St. Truiden | 3-1 (W) |
| Oostende | 2-1 (W) |
| Royal Antwerp | 0-0 |
| RFC Seraing | 1-0 (W) |
| Zulte Waregem | 3-2 (L) |
The UEFA Europa Conference League match between Ludogorets and Anderlecht will take place at Ludogorets Arena on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the UEFA Europa Conference League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website. Those in Bulgaria can catch the live action on A1 and bTV. While for the Belgian viewers, the match will be broadcasted live on Telenet, SBS VRT, RTBF, beTV.
