Struga vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction: Visitors to seal their place in the next round

Slovan Bratislava head to North Macedonia to face Struga on Wednesday (16:00) for the second leg of their Champions League first round qualifier with a 4-2 lead. They will be looking to get the job done at the Atina Bojadji Stadium, but the hosts will hoping to pull off a comeback.

Read on for my Struga vs Slovan Bratislava prediction, featuring match odds and team news.

Struga vs Slovan Bratislava Odds

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Struga are 12/5 to win this match in 90 minutes, which gives them a 29.4% chance of victory. Slovan Bratislava are priced at 4/5, giving them an implied probability of 55.6%. If you think the hosts can come back and force this tie to extra-time then the draw is available at 3/1 (25%).

Both teams to score is on offer at 4/7 and over 2.5 goals is marketed at the same odds.

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Team News

Struga were able to avoid any injuries from last week's defeat but boss Qatip Osmani could decide to freshen things up after a fairly positive performance did not yield the result to match.

Besart Ibraimi is likely to lead the line once again after scoring twice in last week's clash, and he could be joined by strike partner Marjan Radeski, who entered the fray for the second half. Stefan Spirovski could also barge his way into the XI after the midfielder was also brought on after the interval, replacing Hogan Ukpa.

As for the visitors, they are likely to continue with the same team and shape that saw them take the advantage in this qualifier. Vladimir Weiss, Robert Mak and Juraj Kucka were all on the scoresheet and they will be full of confidence ahead of this second leg meeting.

David Strelec may not have found the back of the net last week but the striker still carries a huge threat after netting 14 goals across all competitions last term.

Slovan Bratislava and both teams to score @ 9/4

After giving themselves a two-goal lead in this tie, I find it hard for Slovan Bratislava to let their advantage slip from this position. Struga were left to rue some chances last week and they will be hoping for more joy on home soil, but the visitors still pose a massive threat as they seek to get the job done.

We were treated to six goals in the first leg and I think there are still more to come from this qualifier, and I am expecting the net to ripple at both ends. The onus will be on Struga now they are at home and in need of a huge performance to salvage this tie, so I think they will get on the scoresheet.

Slovan Bratislava should have no issues in scoring themselves given some of the experience in their ranks. Kucka scored twice last week and he will be fancying himself to score again here. I think the visiting team are susceptible to conceding again but I am confident that they will find a way to outscore Struga.

Half-time/full-time - Slovan Bratislava/Draw @ 14/1

With that in mind I think that they will start the match just like they did a week ago and that they will take the lead in the first half, and feel as though the task has been completed. I then suspect that Struga will come out all guns blazing in the second half in which they might equalise before taking the lead, forcing Slovan Bratislava to switch on again.

I do then think they will want to snuff out any idea of a comeback, which is where I think we may see Strelec finally get his moment and grab a goal before they score again late on to put the tie beyond doubt.

This half-time/full-time selection is exactly how the first leg played out and I think at 14/1, it offers great value to land again.

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