Sheriff Tiraspol vs NK Maribor Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 24/07/2022, 08:47  by Indran in Champions League Prediction

Sheriff Tiraspol welcomes Maribor to the Stadionul Sheriff for this match in the Champions League qualifying tournament. The home team will be delighted with the goalless draw in their first leg played in Slovenia as this puts them in pole position to qualify. Sheriff Tiraspol are attempting to repeat their performance from last season where they made the group stages of the Champions League and announced themselves to the football world by beating eventual champions Real Madrid in the group stage. They won the Moldova National League last season which enabled them to enter this competition. They will however be undercooked as the first leg match was their first competitive game since May. Sheriff Tiraspol are unbeaten in their last 14 matches across all competition with ten wins and four draws. Their home form is just as impressive, winning nine of their last ten matches with one loss.

Maribor missed a golden opportunity in the first leg by not being able to find the back of the net. They will now have the difficult task of trying to win in the away leg which is never easy in Europe. They won their last match in the Slovenian Prva Liga 3-2 when they beat Gorica and will be hoping to bring that form into this match. Maribor are the defending champion in the league but did not start the defence of their title in a good way as they lost the first match of the season. They have only lost twice in their last 12 matches across all competitions with five wins and five draws.