Preview: Levski Sofia vs Borac Banja Luka – prediction, team news, lineup

Levski Sofia and Borac Banja Luka will meet at the Stadion Georgi Asparuhov on Tuesday evening in the second leg of the Champions League first qualifying round.

Two groups were arranged to receive ia In the first leg, they tied 1-1leaves everything in this meeting.

Game preview

Levski Sofia won their first Parva Liga title since 2008-09 in 2025-26, ensuring they will qualify for the Champions League this season.

Having failed to win any European competition since back-to-back Europa League appearances in 2009-10 and 2010-11, the Blues will be eager to put together a strong qualifying campaign and book a place in one of Europe’s top three competitions.

Levski Sofia’s first game back in the Champions League qualifiers since their heavy defeat in 2009-10 saw them come from behind to draw 1-1 with Borac Banja Luka in the first leg of the first qualifying round.

Julio Velazquez’s side were the favorites going into the game and were the better of the two teams on the day, hitting 15 shots to Borac’s six, but were forced to come from behind to hold on.

Now that they are set to return to their home ground for the second leg, Levski Sofia will surely be favorites to record a win and book their place in the next round, especially as they have lost just one of their last 16 matches at home.

Borac Banja Luka, on the other hand, has been fighting for a place in the European competition in recent seasons, most notably reaching the Conference League Round of 16 in 2024-25.

After failing to qualify for the Champions League last season, the Red-Blues will be hoping to progress to the first round of the qualifiers for the third time in their history.

Although Levski Sofia held it in hand in the second leg, Vinko Marinovic’s side boast a good away record, unbeaten in their last 15 away matches.

Borac Banja Luka, however, have a poor record away from home in European competition, winning just two of their last 18 away games.

Levski Sofia Champions League form:

Borac Banja Luka Champions League form:

Team News

Armstrong Oko-Flex came off the bench to score Levski Sofia’s equalizer in the first leg, and the striker could be rewarded with a start here.

Meanwhile, the rest of the team that fought back from a 1-1 draw in the first leg could start on Tuesday.

Regarding Borac Banja Luka, Marinovic may decide to name the unchanged team in the country that played in the first leg last week.

Goal scorer Luka Juricic should continue to lead the line, while the midfield trio of Sandi Ogrinec, Matej Deket and Milos Jojic could also remain.

Levski Sofia could be in the starting line-up:

Vutsov; Kamdem, Dimitrov, Serafimov, Maicon; Serginho, Trdin, Bouras; For Flex, Reinaldo, Bala

Borac Banja Luka likely to start the program:

Cetkovic; Rogan, Pascual, Sanicanin, Herrera; Ogrinec, Deket, Jojic; Hrelja, Juricic, Savic

We say: Levski Sofia 2-0 Borac Banja Luka (Levski Sofia won 3-1 on aggregate)

Levski Sofia were a strong side in the first leg despite failing to secure a win, but with home support providing an added advantage in the second leg, we expect the hosts to secure victory on Tuesday.

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