- Team form: Ludogorets are the most consistent side of 2025/26, going unbeaten in the league with 27 wins and a draw from 28 games, scoring 153 goals and conceding just nine.
- Recent result: Mitrovica are coming into the game on the back of a 10-0 UWC qualifying semi-final win over Zimbru Chişinău.
- Odds: Mitrovica are a 1.51 favorite for the victory, Ludogorets 5.75 and the draw 4.2.
Kosovo’s champions take on the 2026 European champions
Head-to-head
This is the first recorded competitive head-to-head between Mitrovica (W) of Kosovo and Bulgarian champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (W) and the scales are tipped slightly in favour of Mitrovica for this UEFA Champions League Women qualification match-up.
Mitrovica's form and tactics
Shpetim Idrizi's side approach Saturday's match in red-hot form after smashing Zimbru Chişinău 10-0 in their UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying semi-final a few weeks ago. That result was a massive statement and the 4-2-3-1 setup that they are using has some speed in the wings, Aurora Mulliqi providing the penetration, and some punch in the forward line.
Key players
Edona Kryeziu is the sharpest finisher in the squad, and her finishing prowess could be the difference here. Rajmonda Spahiu has kept a tight sheet in that run, but if Ludogorets nick an early goal, they might start to feel the pinch in the back four.
Ludogorets are in consistent form
Ludogorets also arrive in good form, following up their 3-0 win at KÍ Klaksvík in UWC qualifying with four straight victories in the 2025/26 Bulgaria Women's League.
Hristos Dokov's side have a structure that is both organised and intense, with players like Nadezhda Ivanova and Veronika Gotseva creating control in midfield and giving their play a tempo that suits their possession and set-piece work. They will look to squeeze the game into tighter spaces, where they can punish turnovers with better structure and ball mastery.
- Nora Dimitrova leads Ludogorets' attack with regular goals, but Mariela Petrova, Raya Boneva and Silviya Kefalova also chip in and provide depth to the goal threat.
Inconsistency could decide the first leg
There is a clear contrast in styles between these two teams with Mitrovica wanting to get on the front foot and Ludogorets preferring to squeeze space and punish turnovers. This has the feel of a tight, high-stakes final, but Ludogorets' unbeaten league run gives them the edge to nick the victory.
Backing Over 2.5 Goals, at 1.57, suits the tone of this match-up, while both teams to score looks a good alternative if Mitrovica are able to land a few early blows.
