- The main selection won in three of Levski's last four home games (W3, L1) & Borac's last five away games (W3, D2).
- Levski score and concede an average of 1.00 and 0.25 goals per home game (4 games). Borac score and concede an average of 1.00 and 0.20 goals per away game (5 games).
- The main selection won in 6 of Borac's last ten matches (W6, D4).
A tight tussle in Bulgaria
PFC Levski Sofia are slight favourites for this one but it's an even affair at Georgi Asparuhov. The home side are 83/100 with FK Borac Banjaluka coming in at 67/20 and the draw at 23/10. We're siding with the underdog in this one and the X2 market looks to be a safer bet than the home win at such a short price.
This is a first competitive meeting between these sides but their opening leg last week finished 1-1, setting up this tight tussle in a very finely poised tie. Levski's form across all competitions is W1, D3, L1 in their last five matches but they come into this game off the back-to-back draws, including one against Borac. The visitors arrive on a slightly better run, with three wins and two draws in their last five games.
An interesting style clash
Julio Velazquez has led Levski since his appointment in January 2025. His side plays a possession-first, control-heavy setup which is built on rotation in the midfield and overloads out wide in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 system.
Borac by contrast are a much narrower and more compact unit, preferring a 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1 and sitting deep, staying organised, blocking the opposition's off the ball play and breaking quickly on the counter. This should make for a fascinating chess match as Levski play the ball and look to break down the opposition, whilst Borac will hunt turnovers and look to counter into space.
Goals unlikely
Under 2.5 match goals is priced up at 3/5 and BTTS-No is at 7/10 which is a massive favourite given that this is a European fixture. The market is leaning slightly towards Levski, with the draw priced at 23/10, and whilst we fancy the visitors to sneak this game, the likelihood is that it will be another tight encounter.
Levski's recent results have been a 2-0 win at home to PFC CSKA Sofia in the Parva Liga Championship Group 2026, a 0-0 draw away to FC CSKA 1948 and a 1-1 draw against Borac in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026. Borac's form has been 0-0 away to Radnik Bijeljina and a 2-0 win at home to NK Posusje in the Premier Liga 2025/2026, as well as the aforementioned 1-1 draw with Levski in UCL qualifiers.
The likely scorers
Armstrong Oko-Flex is Levski's top scorer in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, with 1 goal in 1 game. He will likely play a big role in this clash, both in terms of Levski's offensive play and as a threat in the box.
Luka Juricic leads Borac's scoring in UCL Qualification 2026, with 1 goal in 1 match. He's in red-hot form at the moment, having scored 3 of Borac's 5 goals in their last 5 competitive games.
Juan Perea has scored 2 goals in Levski's last 5 competitive matches, making up 50% of their 4 goals scored in that run.
