Will Lugano leave nothing to chance?

Strong start to the season from FC Lugano! Despite losing at home to Lucerne last weekend, the Bianconeri are just one point behind leaders FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League. At European level, they were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers against top Turkish club Fenerbahce, but after their away win in Serbia the previous week, their chances of advancing to the next round of Europa League qualifying are good.

The odds for a possible Lugano vs Partizan Belgrade betting tip also show that the bookies do not expect anything to go wrong in the second leg. But the game in the canton of Ticino has to be played first, of course, and the Swiss runners-up are not through yet

The upcoming opponents have shown their usual sovereignty in the domestic league at the start of the season, but Europe still seems to be a size too big for the Partisans. After the direct elimination in the Champions League qualifiers, the first leg of the Europa League qualifiers was also lost. The Lugano vs Partizan Belgrade odds for the second leg also do not bode well for the team of new coach Aleksandar Stanojević

And it should indeed be very difficult against the Swiss hosts, who are in good form and strong at home. Our Lugano vs Partizan Belgrade prediction is therefore that Mattia Croci-Torti’s team will also win their second game against the Serbs.

Lugano – stats & current form

FC Lugano played a great season in the Swiss Super League last season. Mattia Croci-Torti’s team finished runners-up behind YB Bern. Nevertheless, the Champions League dreams of the team from the canton of Ticino were dashed early in the first qualifying round. But the dream of the European Cup is not over after the elimination from the top flight. Reaching the Europa League is a realistic prospect, as the Lugano vs Partizan Belgrade odds underline

Can Lugano do it all at home?

So the door to the Europa League play-offs is already wide open, will there be anything left to play for in the second leg? FC Lugano were not necessarily known as a home power last season, but their record at the small Cornaredo stadium was nevertheless decent (9-3-4). However, the Swiss lost their first European home game against Fenerbahce. The Serbian runners-up now face a team that does not have the quality of Mourinho’s side

Against Belgrade, Mattia Croci-Torti’s team will also be helped by the fact that their opponents will have to take risks and Lugano can act like an away team. And the team from Italian-speaking Switzerland is strong on the counter-attack. Last season, Lugano was the best away team in the Super League. That’s why we’re predicting another win for the Swiss runners-up in the Lugano v Partizan Belgrade match. After last year’s early exit in the Europa League qualifiers against Royal Union SG, the task this season seems more manageable against a vulnerable opponent from Serbia.

Last season, Lugano still had to learn the hard way at European level in the group stage of the Conference League. After a good start and four points, they were subsequently knocked out in the group stage of this competition, although their opponents were also challenging with Bruges, Besiktas and Bodo Glimt. Next Thursday will show whether Mattia Croci-Torti’s team have learned from this experience.

Predicted Lugano line-up:
Saipi, Valenzuela, El Wafi, Papadopoulos, Zanotti, Grgic, Aliseda, Bislimi, Mahmoud, Cimignani, Przybylko

Partizan Belgrade – Statistics & current form

Long gone are the days when Partizan Belgrade regularly played in the European Champions Cup. In the sporting present, the name is bigger than the performance of Aleksandar Stanojević’s squad. After the defeat in the first leg, the Lugano vs Partizan Belgrade odds in the Oddset app show that the probability of the Serbs advancing is no longer too high

At national level, “Crno-beli” seem to be the eternal runners-up in recent years – there is simply no getting past city rivals Red Star Belgrade in Serbia. After finishing fourth in the season before last, Partizan Belgrade managed to secure the runners-up spot again last season and qualify for the Champions League

Will Partizan Belgrade once again fail to qualify for the European Cup early?

But Dynamo Kiev were clearly too strong there, losing both the first and second legs. However, the Serbs at least hinted at their scoring potential in these duels. Last year, the capital city club also failed in the first round of Conference League qualifying against the Danish surprise team of the previous season, FC Nordsjaelland.

Our Lugano v Partizan Belgrade prediction looks little better this time around, with the Swiss side expected to come out on top next Thursday. They have yet to win in their two previous European Cup appearances in Switzerland.

Partizan Belgrade line-up prediction:
Jovanovic, De Medina, Markovic, Mujakic, Jurcevic, Arriaga, Zahid, Severina, Kalulu, Ibrahim, Matheus Saldanha

Lugano – Partizan Belgrade head-to-head / H2H result

The clash against Partizan Belgrade was FC Lugano’s first match against a team from Serbia. However, the “Parni valjak” have a different wealth of experience against teams from the Alpine republic. In their five matches against Swiss teams to date, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

However, they have never won in their two matches in Switzerland to date, with their only point coming at Young Boys Bern in the 2017/18 Europa League season. Should the “Crno-beli” also remain unbeaten next Thursday, Lugano v Partizan Belgrade betting odds in the mid-range will be paid out on the double chance for the visitors

Lugano – Partizan Belgrade betting tip

After the 2019/20 season, Lugano would like to qualify for the group stage of the Europa League for the first time again. Our Lugano vs Partizan Belgrade prediction is that they will succeed. In terms of squad value alone, the Serbs are even better than the Swiss, but the Partisans failed to show this in the first leg, in which the Swiss were already the better team.

Although FC Lugano failed to win at European level in their own stadium last season, Mattia Croci-Torti’s team are rightly the favorites against the Serbian runners-up. The bottom line is that they should make it into the play-offs of the Europa League qualifiers

We also expect more goals in the second leg than in the uneventful first leg. The visitors from Serbia will once again throw everything into the match. It is also quite possible that Aleksandar Stanojević’s team will manage to score a goal of their own this time. The first leg in Serbia was the only game so far this season in which the Swiss runners-up did not score either team