Europa League: Malmo FF vs Ludogorets Razgrad – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 1 match between Malmo FF and Ludogorets Razgrad and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Europa League title favourites Malmo FF begin their title challenge on Wednesday in an opening day encounter with Ludogorets Razgrad at Eleda Stadion.

Form: Malmo FF vs Ludogorets Razgrad

Malmo FF Form

Two draws were the best Malmo FF could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 1-1 with Degerfors, before finishing even in a 2-2 draw against Elfsborg. Their most recent match brought a 0-1 defeat against Djurgarden. Malmo FF didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Europa League games at the Eleda Stadion. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored four goals.

Ludogorets Razgrad Form

Ludogorets Razgrad currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Botev Plovdiv with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 1-1 game against Lokomotiv Plovdiv. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 0-0 against Levski Sofia. Ludogorets Razgrad came through their last six away games in the Europa League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew four and lost two in which, they were outscored by seven goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Malmo FF and Ludogorets Razgrad

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Malmo FF and Ludogorets Razgrad played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Malmo FF vs Ludogorets Razgrad

Erik Botheim found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Ivaylo Chochev just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Malmo FF won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Eleda Stadion. They drew three and lost two as well, while Ludogorets Razgrad won two of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost three.

Both teams to score

Malmo FF scored first in six of their last ten home games. Ludogorets Razgrad got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Malmo FF managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Malmo FF, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Ludogorets Razgrad, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.