The only Bulgarian representative in the Europa League at the moment - Levski - has the lowest chances of advancing out of all participants in the second preliminary round. The Blues face Sporting Braga in one of the eight pairs in total, and the probability of eliminating the Portuguese is only 18%. Accordingly, Braga's chances are 82%, which makes this pair the most clearly expressed as a favorite against an outsider, according to the fmeetsdata supercomputer, writes "Tema sport".
The second biggest favorite is the Dutch Utrecht, which has a 77% chance of eliminating Ivan Dyulgerov's Sheriff Tiraspol.
The system also gave a forecast for the matches from the second preliminary round of the Conference League. Arda is considered the favorite against HIK Helsinki – 63% vs. 37%. The task is harder for Cherno More, who have only a 34% chance of eliminating Istanbul Basaksehir (66% for the Turkish team).
The first matches of the three home teams are on Thursday, July 24. The champion of Bulgaria, Ludogorets, has a 55% chance of dealing with Rijeka in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The first match is on Tuesday, July 22.