Neftchi Baku Hold the Advantage Going into the Second Leg Against Dinamo Tbilisi

Neftchi Baku vs Dinamo Tbilisi - 14/07/2021

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Neftchi Baku Hold the Advantage Going into the Second Leg Against Dinamo Tbilisi

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We have reached the first qualifying round, second leg of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League and have an exciting match instore on Wednesday the 14th of July as Neftchi Baku meet Dinamo Tbilisi.

The match will be played at the Bakcell Arena in Azerbaijan and the hosts come into the match with a 2-1 advantage following the first leg in Georgia. However, it is worth remembering that the away goals rule has been removed this season.

Neftchi Baku come into the match having enjoyed a break on the weekend with no league fixture in Azerbaijan. The 2020/21 season finished on the 19th of May and the new campaign does not begin until later this year.

However, Neftchi Baku remain in good form and they are undefeated in their last 10 games in all competitions, including friendly matches.

They opened the scoring in the first leg of this tie after 24 minutes and despite conceding an equalising goal 12 minutes later, Neftchi Baku came back to score the winner in the 58th minute.

Neftchi Baku have proven difficult to beat at home in the Champions league and they are undefeated in their last 8 home matches in the competition.

They have been good defensively when playing at home in the Champions league qualifying rounds and have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their last 8 home UCL ties.

Dinamo Tbilisi have left themselves with work to do following the 2-1 defeat at home in the first leg of this tie.

However, the fact away goals no longer count if the tie ends in a draw means a 1-0 win for the Georgian club would be enough to take this tie into extra time.

Dinamo Tbilisi are currently in the middle of their domestic campaign and find themselves sitting second in the table, 2 points behind the leaders.

They did not play on the weekend but have recorded only one victory from their last 4 matches in all competitions. Dinamo Tbilisi have lost 3 of their last 4 games, all by the same scoreline of 2-1.

Recent away results in the Champions League qualifying rounds have been poor and Dinamo Tbilisi have failed to win any of their last 4 away fixtures in the competition.

They have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 away Champions League matches.

Looking ahead to the team news and Neftchi Baku are likely to go with the same starting XI from the first leg. Omar Buludov could come into the team at the expense of Yusuf Lawal.

Dinamo Tbilisi could bring in Nodar Kavtaradze and Tornike Akhvlediani, both of whom came off the bench in the second half of the first leg.

Neftchi Baku will be feeling good about their chances of progressing following the score in the first leg.

They have a decent home record in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and we could see a repeat of the final score from the first leg of this tie, with Neftchi Baku winning 2-1.

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