- FK Borac Banjaluka are unbeaten in their last 10 matches, winning 7 and drawing 3, with their 4 home games recording 3 wins and a draw.
- PFC Levski Sofia are in solid form too, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 1 of their last 10 games and unbeaten in their last 5 away from home, winning 1 and drawing 4.
- The main scorers for Borac and Levski in the last 5 matches are L. Juricic (3 goals) and J. Perea (2 goals).
Bulgarians have the ball, Bosnian’s block it
Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia will try to keep possession, while FK Borac Banjaluka will be content to sit deep and block the ball in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League qualifier at Gradski Stadion.
The stylistic mismatch on paper looks clear enough, with Levski a ball-playing team who will want the territory and will rotate their positions in order to create overloads between the lines.
Julio Velazquez's men have been a very well-disciplined, proactive side since he took charge on 5th January 2025 and they have lots of tactical detail to their game, especially in how they use Juan Perea's movement to create space and combinations through the centre of the park.
Levski have a decent enough record away from home of late, averaging 1.40 goals scored and 1.00 conceded per game in all competitions since the turn of the year, but they haven't had a particularly explosive away record overall.
Hosts have been solid, but not spectacular
Borac will be tough nuts to crack on Tuesday as Vinko Marinovic's side have shown themselves to be a highly pragmatic side that can deliver results since he replaced Zoran Banovic on 21st July 2025.
The hosts are unbeaten in their last 10 in all competitions and have won seven of those games, although they have only drawn three and are not a goal-heavy team.
Their approach is to defend compactly, keep possession when they have the ball, avoid risk and punish teams with a counter-attack when they can or a dead-ball when the opposition allows them.
Borac's latest three results give a clear indication of their strengths and weaknesses - a 1-0 home win over FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo, a 0-0 draw away to Radnik Bijeljina and a 2-0 home victory against NK Posusje. The draw was more positive than that 0-0 result suggests as they played some good football and defended well.
Not many goals likely at Gradski Stadium
Levski's away form on the road has been solid but not explosive, averaging 1.40 goals scored and 1.00 goals conceded per 90 minutes. This looks like a cagey Champions League qualifier where space management and transitions will decide the night.
Levski are a 2.65 favourite to win against Borac who are 2.67 with the draw sitting in between at 3.05 and we feel it is tough to have a clear opinion on how this match will go.
Levski are clearly the stronger side on paper and they have the forward who can unlock any defence with a piece of quality - Juan Perea (2 goals in last 5 appearances for Levski).
Borac have Luka Juricic, who has scored 3 of their 5 goals in the same period and he will be the danger man if the hosts get the service early enough.
Backing Under 2.5 goals at 1.6 seems to fit this matchup well with both sides' structures set up to prevent the other from playing their natural game. Borac are in fine form, but they have drawn 1 of their last 5 and Levski have drawn 2 of their last 5, so we will avoid taking sides and instead take the goals under bet.
Borac have scored 8 goals in their last 4 home games, however, so they can grind teams down and nick chances on counter attack and from set plays at the Gradski Stadion.
