Qarabag will welcome the Lincoln Red Imps to the Baku National Stadium in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round on Wednesday.
The two teams met at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar last week in the first leg, which ended in a 2-1 away win for Qarabag. Enrique Gómez Bernal had given the Red Imps the lead in the 25th minute before Redon Xhixha equalized in the 58th minute and Yassine Benzia bagged a last-gasp winner for the Azerbaijan Premier League champions.
The hosts have made it to the group stage of a UEFA-affiliated competition once in the last nine seasons, with their first and only appearance in the Champions League coming in the 2017-18 edition.
The visitors have never made it past the second qualifying round in the Champions League and were eliminated from the first round by Shkupi last time around.
The Horsemen have an impressive record in the European qualifiers and have been in the group stage every season since the 2014-15 campaign. They are unbeaten in their last seven home games in Europe and are expected to have the upper hand in this match.
The visitors have played just one game since April and the lack of refinement was visible in the first leg as they managed just one shot on target, though they managed to score from that shot.
Considering the hosts' better record in European qualifiers, we back them to record a comfortable win.
Prediction: Qarabag 2-1 Lincoln Red Imps
Tip 1: Result - Qarabag
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least a goal to be scored in the first half - Yes
Tip 4: Redon Xhixha to score or assist any time - Yes
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