Egnatia Rrogozhine vs Petrocub Prediction: Moldovans to make progress

Egnatia Rrogozhine and Petrocub continue their UEFA Champions League qualification quest, with a second-leg first-round tie at Arena Egnatia on Wednesday evening (9pm local, 8pm BST). The tie is level after a 1-1 draw in Moldova last week.

Egnatia have home advantage, but will have to make do without key midfielder Albano Aleksi after he saw red in the first leg. Egnatia have never made it out of any European qualification into the main phase, while Petrocub have struggled in Champions League and Europa League qualification, but had a season in the group phase of the Conference League during the 2024-25 campaign.

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Egnatia will have to make at least one change to the team that secured a 1-1 draw in Moldova after midfielder Albano Aleksi's first-half red card.

The captain is likely to be replaced by Karim Loukili in the starting XI after the midfielder replaced striker Ildi Gruda in the first leg to shore up the middle of the park following the dismissal of Aleksi.

Petrocub had a league fixture on the weekend and made seven changes from the team that competed in Europe.

With a clean bill of health in the squad, the Modovans are expected to restore the bulk of their side from the first leg and could name the same starting XI when they head to Albania.

Egantia Rroghozine vs Petrocub Odds

Egnatia are 8/11 to win inside 90 minutes on home turf and 4/11 to secure progress to the second qualifying round. Petrocub are 7/2 to win the game in regulation time and 2/1 to qualify from the tie and continue their quest for Champions League football.

Petrocub to win tie @ 2/1

Petrocub were unable to take advantage of 45 minutes against ten men last week after making the perfect start with a goal inside 60 seconds.

However, the Moldovans have a far greater pedigree in European football than their hosts and have the know-how to get the job done on their trip to Albania.

The visitors have made it through the first round of Champions League qualifying in the past two seasons and qualified for the Conference League proper in the 2024-25 campaign.

Egnatia have never made it out of the European qualifiers, with their best result coming last season when they fell to a third qualifying round defeat in the Conference League.

Petrocub's domestic campaign is already underway with the Moldovans unbeaten in their first three matches of the season and they head to Albania match sharp and ready to cause an upset.

At 2/1 to qualify for the next round of qualifiers, Petrocub look a good bet to continue in their battle for Champions League qualification.

Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 11/10

Backing both teams to score at 11/10 could pay dividends. Four of Petrocub's last five matches have seen goals at both ends of the pitch and the two side were on the scoresheet in Moldova last week.

Egnatia have scored in their past six matches and both teams have hit the net in three of their previous five competitive matches.