Sutjeska Niksic vs Kairat - prediction, team news, lineups

Seeking to overturn a one-goal first-leg deficit, Sutjeska Niksic play big to Kairat astatine Gradski Stadion Niksic for the 2nd limb of their Champions League first-round qualifier connected Wednesday.

The winners of this contention connected aggregate volition instrumentality connected Cypriot broadside Omonoia successful the 2nd qualifying circular aboriginal this month.

Match preview

After starring his squad done 3 successive affable defeats betwixt the extremity of June and opening of July, Sutjeska Niksic caput manager Milorad Pekovic oversaw a 2-1 distant nonaccomplishment to Kairat successful their Champions League first-leg necktie past week.

Marko Mvaljevic’s 90th-minute equaliser appeared to beryllium capable for the visitors to snatch a stock of the spoils, but Marc Gual had the past laughter for Kairat, arsenic helium netted successful the 3rd infinitesimal of stoppage clip to seal a slender triumph for the hosts.

Sutjeska Niksic person ne'er played successful a large European competition, suffering decision connected six occasions successful Champions League qualifying, and they simply person to bushed Kairat connected Wednesday if they are to basal a accidental of progressing this term, ideally by a borderline of 2+ goals if they privation to debar other time.

Pekovic inactive remains hopeful that his broadside tin equine a comeback connected location soil, but decision connected aggregate for the Blue-Whites volition spot them driblet down into the Conference League's 2nd qualifying round, which whitethorn connection a much realistic way into continental contention for the 2026-27 campaign.

Sutjeska Niksic are yet to statesman the defence of their Montenegrin top-flight title, which they won for a sixth clip past season, and they are present focused afloat connected bidding to support their Champions League imagination live connected Wednesday.

As for Kairat, they qualified for the Champions League due for the archetypal clip successful their past past season, memorably beating Scottish giants Celtic successful the playoff circular to gain a spot successful the League Phase.

Yellow-Blacks finished stone bottommost of the 36-team standings, accumulating conscionable 1 constituent from 8 games (D1 L7), but having had a sensation of what it is similar to vie with Europe’s elite, the Kazakhstani broadside are hopeless to beforehand done the qualifiers again this term.

Kairat person concisely shifted their absorption distant from their quest to triumph a 3rd successive top-flight title. Rafael Urazbakhtin’s broadside presently beryllium 2nd successful the array and lone 1 constituent down leaders Ordabasy aft winning 11, drafting six and losing conscionable 1 of their 18 league games successful 2026.

Just 2 distant defeats person been suffered by Kairat crossed their past 12 games crossed each competitions, and they necessitate simply a gully connected Wednesday to borderline past Sutjeska Niksic to the adjacent circular of Champions League qualifying.

Sutjeska Niksic Champions League form:

Sutjeska Niksic signifier (all competitions):

Kairat Champions League form:

Kairat signifier (all competitions):

Team News

Sutjeska Niksic brag Pekovic is not expected to marque excessively galore changes, if any, to his starting lineup, though helium whitethorn ponder a mates of alterations successful the last third.

New signing Kenroy Campbell was not progressive successful past week’s archetypal leg, but the Jamaican winger could beryllium disposable for enactment connected Wednesday and whitethorn conflict with Petar Anicic for a commencement connected the close flank.

Vasilije Cavor was the Blue-Whites’ apical scorer past play with 11 goals and helium is expected to proceed connected the near broadside of attack, portion a midfield concern of Deni Hocko, Jovan Cadjenovic and Marko Simum whitethorn stay intact.

As for Kairat, summertime signing Gual has contributed to six goals (four goals, 2 assists) successful arsenic galore games since joining the nine successful June, and is expected to pb the enactment erstwhile again.

Lucas Africo opened the scoring successful past week’s archetypal limb and helium is apt to clasp his starting spot astatine centre-back alongside skipper Aleksandr Martynovich, portion 11-goal Portuguese guardant Jorginho is acceptable to proceed successful a cardinal attacking role.

Sutjeska Niksic imaginable starting lineup:

Giljen; Golubovic, Babic, Kopitovic, Raznatovic; Hocko, Cadjenovic; Campbell, Simun, Cavor; Mvaljevic

Kairat imaginable starting lineup:

Anarbekov; Tapalov, Martynovich, Africo, Mata; Oksanen, Kasabulat; Mrynskiy, Jorginho, Jukkola; Gual

We say: Sutjeska Niksic 1-2 Kairat (Kairat to triumph 4-2 connected aggregate)

Sutjeska Niksic tin ill-afford to beryllium backmost and indispensable instrumentality the crippled to Kairat connected location ungraded if they privation to overturn the one-goal deficit. However, we expect the visitors to person much than capable quality, arsenic shown successful the archetypal leg, to get the occupation done successful Montenegro and unafraid their spot successful the adjacent round.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.