Malmo vs Ludogorets: Malmo is in action as they face Ludogorets in the 1st leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier on Thursday at the Eleda Stadium.
Match Details:
Teams: Malmo FF vs Ludogorets Razgrad
Venue: Eleda Stadion, Malmo, Sweden
Date: Thursday 19th August, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.mff.se/
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Preview
Malmo come into this clash on the back of an outstanding 4-2 aggregate win over Rangers in their previous qualification tie and will be upbeat to continue the good performance.
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Malmo are currently 2nd in the Allsvenskan and are a formidable unit of the given day. After 15 games, they have earned 30 points and are only 3 points behind table toppers, Djurgården.
They lost their last league match against IFK Göteborg 2-3 at home and would be eying a return to winning ways.
Meanwhile, Ludogorets beat Olympiacos on penalties 4-1 in their last qualification match to reach this stage after it finished 3-3 on aggregate in regulation time.
The Bulgarian side have started off their domestic campaign on a positive note as well winning both their matches, as they stand 5th in the league table.
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— PFC Ludogorets 1945 (@Ludogorets1945) August 17, 2021
Both sides have never faced each other in an official match. Hence, this is a first to know for either side to take charge of the contest.
Form Guide
Malmo: DWDWL
Ludogorets: WWWDD
Last Matches of both teams:
Malmo 2-3 Göteborg
Ludogorets 2-2 Olympiacos
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Malmo vs Ludogorets in India?
The match can be live streamed on the either club’s official website.
Team News
Knudsen and Toivonen have a lengthy spell on the side-lines after suffering knee injuries.
Despodov is suspended for the Bulgarian side after he picked up successive yellow against Olympiacos across both legs.
Malmo possible 11:
Dahlin, Bejimo, Larsson, Nielsen, Moisander, Birmancevic, Christiansen, Rakip, Rieks, Berget and Colak
Ludogorets possible 11:
Kahlina, Verdon, Plastun, Sa, Ikoko, Goncalves, Badji, Nadyalkov, Cauly, Sotiriou and Wanderson
Prediction: Malmo 1-1 Ludogorets
Malmo come into this one with a loss while Ludogorets had an extended rest period and did not play on the weekend.
With more preparation time, we expect them to take this to be an even game as Malmo have performed well.
A share of the spoils is on the cards.
Players to watch out for: Colak, Rakip, Wanderson and Sotiriou.
