Qarabag host the clash with another Czech side this season and hope to revenge their elimination form Champions League.
Qarabag take on the visitors Slovan Liberec in the round 1 match of Europa League group stage. The match takes place and Tofiq Bahramov Stadium on Thursday, September 15th.
Qarabag got the place in Europa League qualification as the losers of Champions League qualification matchup with Viktoria Plzen. The only qualifying round of the second best club competition in Europe ended with confident triumph over Goteborg, 0-1, 3-0. The Azeri side shows excellent results in domestic league, taking wins in their last three matches with 12-0 on aggregate. The hosting side is undefeated at own turf for almost a year, recording the most recent loss at own turf in the end of November 2015.
Slovan Liberec have knocked out Admira (2-1,2-0) and AEK Larnaca (1-0, 3-0) on their way to the group stage of the competition, recording wins in all four fixtures. At the same time, the visiting side have problems in domestic league as they are only 14th in the league tables after six matches played.
Qarabag and Slovan play their first ever head-to-head. The hosts are strong at own turf which is confirmed by excellent undefeated run. Moreover, another visiting side from Czech Republic might should motivate the team to take the revenge for elimination form Champions League. On top of that, the visitors don’t look like a tough-to-beat side.
Prediction for the match: Qarabag to win.
