Zalgiris vs. Straga forecast 18.07.2023 League of Leaders

League of Leaders, first passing round, second leg competition
• Tuesday, July 18, 2023
• Start: 1 / 17: 00 CEST + 16:00 UTC
• SRC Biljanini Izvori ( Ohrid ) is the location.

We are traveling to North Macedonia for the next leg of the League of Leaders second qualifying round after a 0:0 in Lithuania’s first leg. ,

Struga made their first-ever League of Leaders Qualifiers look last year by taking home the first league championship. Since they already competed in Europa Conference League Qualifiers but lost 5:2 against Liepaja in the first round, this is their next presence in Europe. ,

Since Zalgiris have a unique calendar than the majority of Europe, they have already played 22 rounds this year after winning both the league and cup titles last year. They are only three points away from the first-place Panevezys and are in second position.

Struga vs. Zalgiris get: Who will prevail?

Struga had a disappointing pre-season, losing to Partizani and KF Tirana and drawing to FC Ballkani. Zalgiris, on the other hand, have four victories and a draw against Struga, showing exceptional impulse. They have won four straight games in the league, largely against strong opposition, and are also an excellent road team. ,

Since Zalgiris are unquestionably in much better shape for these qualifiers, the fact that their time began about five months ago could be a deciding factor. Zalgiris also shows that they have more experience competing in Western tournaments because they don’t frequently skip these qualifiers. When they advanced to the Europa Conference League Group stage in the previous year, they made significant progress.

Zalgiris were unquestionably a better team in the first leg with 60 % ball possession and significantly more chances to score goals, but they were unable to change them. Struga will likely then attempt a slightly more unpleasant strategy, which could easily backfire on them.