On Tuesday evening, Sheriff Tiraspol hosts Zrinjski Mostar in the Champions League first qualifying round second leg. The first leg finished goalless, so there is still all to play for in the vital second leg.
The Moldovan team caused a stir in the Champions League last season, as they won their opening two group games against Shakhtar Donetsk and, most notably, winning 2-1 at eventual European champions Real Madrid.
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However, they failed to win any of their last four group games, suffering three defeats and picking up just a point in the process.
The goalless draw in the first leg of this tie means that Sheriff are now winless in five Champions League games. They have also scored just once in their previous three games in European Football’s elite competition.
Sheriff have lost their last two home games in the Champions League against Real Madrid and Inter. However, they had previously recorded six straight home wins in the competition before the double defeat.
Their recent home matches in the competition have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of their last six games on home soil.
The visitors from Herzegovina head into this game on a decent run of form. The men from Mostar experienced two friendly wins ahead of the first leg goalless draw. However, when it comes to the Champions League, Zrinjski has a poor recent record.
The visitors have featured in the early rounds of the competition on a sporadic basis since making their competition debut in 2005.
They have won just two of their 13 matches in the Champions League, having not won any of the last ten games in Europe’s elite competition.
Their recent matches in the Champions League have also been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last nine away games in the competition.
Forebet predicts that, like the first leg that this will be a close encounter, with Sheriff Tiraspol recording a narrow victory in a low-scoring encounter.