Dudelange vs Qarabag Match Preview

Bertrand Crasson took over as a caretaker manager for Dudelange, a couple of days before the beginning of the Europa League group stage, and that was quite a beneficial change for the champions of Luxembourg. They won 4-3 over APOEL in Cyprus, rather unexpectedly, making an ideal start in their Europa League group stage campaign. Last weekend they registered a huge away win for the Luxembourgian National Division, 7-0 over Victoria Rosport. Central defender R. Delgado is unavailable tonight, there are no other reported missing for the hosts.

Qarabag were disappointing in their opening game for the Europa League group stage. They hosted Sevilla, and, although, the Andalusians played virtually with their second team (they had 7 changes in their starting eleven), the team from Ajerbaijan lost comfortably 0-3. All the goals were scored in the last 30 minutes of the game. In their domestic league, Qarabag have a very easy task, they are already 8 points ahead the second team, after 6 rounds played. There are quite a few doubtful players for the away team, their manager Q. Qurbanov has to make a last minute decision for R. Memmedov, A. Zoubir, F. Ozobic andJaime Romero.

Dudelange is a considerable side in the last few years, their second consecutive participation in the Europa League group stage is a prove of their potential. They can score with ease, I expect them to score a couple of goals tonight against Qarabag, a side that are not so famous for their away record. The odds for the home win are to high to be ignored.