Ludogorets Razgrad vs Hapoel Tel Aviv - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking to overturn a two-goal deficit, Ludogorets Razgrad invited Hapoel Tel Aviv to Huvepharma Arena for the 2nd limb of their Conference League qualification necktie connected Thursday.

The Eagles struggled massively during the first brushwood past week, leaving the Red Demons successful the driving spot up of this all-important clash successful Bulgaria.

Match preview

Following promotion to the apical part successful 2011, Ludogorets Razgrad claimed 14 consecutive Bulgarian Premier League titles earlier a shocking third-placed decorativeness successful 2026, ending up 14 points down champions Levski Sofia.

The disappointing moments for the Eagles person continued into the opening of the 2026-27 campaign, with Thursday's hosts losing the archetypal limb to Hapoel Tel Aviv astatine Diosgyori Stadium successful Hungary past week.

On the contrary to their continental struggles truthful far, Ludogorets person enjoyed a flawless instrumentality to home enactment this month, picking up back-to-back victories implicit Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Dunav Ruse, keeping cleanable sheets successful some contests.

Involved successful some of the Eagles' goals astatine Gradski Stadion connected Monday evening, winger Bernard Tekpetey volition beryllium hoping to construe his home signifier onto the European signifier successful bid to prevention his broadside from elimination.

Set to instrumentality complaint of lone his 4th competitory lucifer pursuing his assignment astatine Huvepharma Arena earlier this month, German caput manager Thomas Reis managed Turkish broadside Samsunspor successful the Conference League past season.

Plying their commercialized successful the 2nd tier of Israeli shot arsenic precocious arsenic 2025, Hapoel Tel Aviv person made large strides successful a abbreviated abstraction of clip aft finishing 4th successful the Israeli Premier League past season.

The Red Demons' adjacent occurrence arrived successful the TOTA Cup UEFA qualifiers lucifer against Beitar Jerusalem connected July 18, allowing Elyaniv Barda's broadside to beforehand into the preliminary rounds of this season's Conference League.

Hapoel's continental escapade commenced successful exceptional manner past week, erstwhile goals either broadside of the half-time whistle from Omri Altman and centre-back Chico secured a 2-0 first-leg triumph implicit Ludogorets.

Providing 1 of the assists during the triumph implicit the Eagles past clip out, Stav Turiel was past season's apical goalscorer for the Red Demons and made his 5th elder Israel quality successful June against Albania.

Thursday's visitors to Razgrad are presently competing successful European contention for the archetypal clip since the 2014-15 season, erstwhile they failed to marque the radical signifier of the Europa League pursuing a two-legged decision to Astana of Kazakhstan successful the playoff round.

Ludogorets Razgrad Conference League form:

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Hapoel Tel Aviv Conference League form:

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Team News

Subbed disconnected aft 60 minutes past week, Ludogorets pairing Filip Kaloc and Alberto Salido are successful information of losing their spots successful the starting XI.

Talisman Chochev and in-form Tekpetey some started connected the seat successful the archetypal limb but should beryllium promoted to the starting broadside of the Eagles.

A accordant goalscorer for Ludogorets implicit the past 3 years, Kwadwo Duah is besides pushing for a commencement aft consecutive substitute appearances.

Keeping a coagulated cleanable expanse past clip out, Hapoel Tel Aviv should instrumentality with a centre-back pairing of Chico and Fernand Mayembo.

Winner of the Israeli Premier League's Goalkeeper of the Season grant past term, Assaf Tzur is the undisputed first-choice enactment for the Red Demons successful betwixt the sticks.

Ludogorets Razgrad imaginable starting lineup:

Bonmann; Son, Kurtulus, Nedyalkov, Nogueira; Camara, Chochev, Tekpetey, Stanic, Cruz; Duah

Hapoel Tel Aviv imaginable starting lineup:

Tzur; Coco, Mayembo, Chico, Leidner; Falcao, Kraev, Turiel, Boateng, Silva, Altman

We say: Ludogorets Razgrad 2-1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Hapoel Tel Aviv triumph 3-2 connected aggregate)

With location vantage astatine Huvepharma Arena, Ludogorets volition beryllium assured of picking up the triumph connected the night.

That being said, Hapoel person a two-goal vantage and should person capable to clasp onto their spot successful the adjacent round.

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