Qarabag will face Shelbourne in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The first leg ended in a 3-0 win for Qarabag with goals from Andrade in the first half, Kashchuk and Akhundzade scored in the dying stages to give them a massive advantage in this second leg.
The Irish side will need their talisman Odubeko to have the game of his life to turn this tie around. It will be a tough task given the Irish side will travel to Baku. It looks like Shelbourne who two decades ago were knocked out in the second round qualifiers to Steaua București could suffer the same fate.
Both sides have all players available and it is expected that Qarabag will keep their 4-2-1-3 Formation. Shelbourne could use John Martin who scored a hattrick against Fairview Rangers if Joey O’Brien decides to mix things up.
Qarabag FK predicted starting lineup: Buntic; Bayramov, Silva, Mustafazade, Bolt; Bicalho, Malinowski; Addai; Zoubir, Akhundzade, Andrade
Shelbourne predicted starting lineup: Healy; Gannon, Ledwidge, Barrett, Norris; Wood, Lunney, McInory; Martin, Odubeko, Coote
The current head to head record for the teams are Qarabag FK having 1 win as these sides faced for the first time ever in Dublin on Wednesday.
Shelbourne have not won any of their last 4 away matches in European competitions. Last week in Dublin they could not manage even a shot on target whereas Qarabag had 16 shots out of which 8 were on target.
Shelbourne will need a miracle to avoid the same fate as two decades ago and hope that Martin and Odubeko are able to be decisive in the final third.
Prediction
Qarabag having the home advantage as well as being 3 goals ahead, they will look to coast to the next round while Shelbourne will look to get some consolation from this game.
Qarabag FK 2-0 Shelbourne
The action starts on Wed, Jul 30 2025, 16:00 GMT at Tofiq Bəhramo.
