Lech Poznan vs Qarabağ FK Preview 05/07/2022

Lech Poznan vs Qarabağ FK – 05/07/2022

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The UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds kick off this week. It’s an early begin for quite a few groups hoping to qualify for the event’s group stage.

On Tuesday, one of many large first spherical qualifying matches options Poland’s Lech Poznan and Azerbaijan’s Qarabag FK. The winner of the two-legged first spherical qualifier will progress to play Switzerland’s FC Zurich within the second qualifying spherical.

Qarabag are the one Azerbaijanian crew to advance to the group stage of the Champions League. The reigning champions of the Azerbaijanian Premier League will fancy their probabilities in opposition to the winners of the Polish high flight on this two-legged tie.

Over the past decade, Qarabag have established themselves as a crew repeatedly competing in UEFA competitions, whereas Lech Poznan are hoping to make a run on the group stage.

Lech Poznan haven’t began their league marketing campaign as but. The Polish champions will begin home play on July 15, three days after the second leg of the Champions League first spherical qualifier.

Poznan have seen change this offseason with title-winning coach Maciej Skorza departing for former Anderlecht supervisor John van den Brom. Lech Poznan additionally misplaced rising star Jakub Kaminski to Wolfsburg.

Final season, Lech Poznan gained the Polish high flight for the primary time in seven seasons. European appearances have been few and much between for the Railway Males.

Qarabag gained a home double final season to reassert their dominance over soccer in Azerbaijan. The home league in Azerbaijan hasn’t began but both. It gained’t start till August, which suggests Qarabag’s squad can even lack match health.

Regardless of not enjoying significant fixtures, Qarabag did play friendlies versus Botosani, Holstein Kiel, and Universitatea Craiova to arrange for the Champions League qualifiers. Qarabag went unbeaten in all three fixtures.

This time of the season is tough for each golf equipment as a number of gamers work on switch to new crew. Neither crew may have the complete squad they’d need to have when enjoying in such necessary matches.

Kaminski has already signed with Wolfsburg and midfielder Jan Sykora is unlikely to play. Sykora is nearing a transfer to Viktoria Plzen.

Poznan have signed Heorhiy Tsitaishvili on mortgage from Dynamo Kyiv, however he’s unavailable.  Ahead Mikael Ishak will begin for Poznan. He scored 18 objectives in final season’s Ekstraklasa.

Qarabag’s hopes in entrance of aim will probably be led by Brazilian ahead Kady. He scored 5 objectives within the Europa Convention League as Qarabag reached the final 16 playoffs.

Qarabag misplaced midfielder Patrick Andrade to Partizan Belgrade on a free switch this offseason. The membership did signal winger Marko Jankovic from Hapoel Tel Aviv. He ought to begin. Tuesday’s first spherical Champions League qualifier needs to be a thriller between two hungry groups.

Forebet predicts a win for Qarabağ FK in a low-scoring encounter.