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- Competition: Europa League Qualifiers
- Date: 10/07/2025
- KO: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: Stadion Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie, Warsaw
Legia Warsaw return to competitive competition this week as they take on Aktobe in a Europa League qualifier at Stadion Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie.
Legia Warsaw vs Aktobe Betting Tips - Legia Warsaw -1 AH to win
Europa League qualification action kicks-off in Poland on Thursday as home favourites Legia Warsaw look to build a first-leg advantage against Kazakh opponents Aktobe.
After a fifth-placed finish in the Polish Ekstraklasa, Legia warmed up for Thursday's Europa League qualification contest with a pair of friendly wins in the past ten days. Having claimed a 1:0 win against Jablonec at the end of June, Edward Iordănescu's side scored a fine 5:1 win against Górnik Łęczna in their most recent runout last week.
Aktobe arrives in Poland already sixteen games into their domestic campaign in Kazakhstan. Sitting third in the Kazakh Premier League, the visitors have not been at their best in recent weeks, with defeats suffered in three of six previous fixtures.
With little previous success at the Europa League level, the Kazakhs could be in for a tough night on Thursday. The visitors sit 276th in the UEFA club ranking - some 206 places behind the home side.
Indeed, despite their inactivity, Legia will be expected to put themselves in the driving seat ahead of next week's trip to Kazakhstan, with the hosts boasting far more experience at this level. I'm backing the Poles to prevail and claim a relatively comfortable win on Thursday.
A home win by two goals or more seems likely at Stadion Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie.
Legia Warszawa vs Aktobe Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Legia Warszawa
2 : 0
Aktobe
Europa League
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Aktobe
0 : 1
Legia Warszawa
Europa League
Legia Warszawa team news
Legia have no reported injury issues ahead of their first competitive fixture of the season. Summer signing Petar Stojanović could make his debut after completing a free transfer from Salernitana.
Last matches of Legia Warszawa
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Ludogorets Razgrad
2 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Club Friendlies 3
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Legia Warszawa
2 : 2
Stal Mielec
Ekstraklasa
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Cracovia Krakow
3 : 1
Legia Warszawa
Ekstraklasa
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Widzew Lodz
0 : 2
Legia Warszawa
Ekstraklasa
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Legia Warszawa
0 : 1
Lech Poznan
Ekstraklasa
Legia Warszawa lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
K. Tobiasz
Defenders
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30
P. Stojanović
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24
P. Mozie
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35
S. Kapuadi
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19
R. Vinagre
Midfielders
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6
M. Oyedele
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13
P. Wszołek
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22
J. Elitim
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28
M. Gual
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71
M. Szczepaniak
Forwards
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2
Jan Ziółkowski
Aktobe team news
Interim boss Vyacheslav Levchuk has a full squad available for the trip to Poland. Summer signing Artur Shushenachev is tipped to spearhead the visitors attack on Thursday.
Last matches of Aktobe
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Aktobe
2 : 0
Atyrau
Premier League
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Turan
0 : 3
Aktobe
Premier League
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Aktobe
0 : 1
FC Astana
Premier League
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Kyzyl-Zhar
1 : 1
Aktobe
Premier League
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Aktobe
1 : 2
Kairat Almaty
Premier League
Aktobe lineup
Goalkeeper
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25
A. D. Vlad
Defenders
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5
B. Kairov
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15
G. Kiki
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26
N. Anđelković
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88
B. Vătăjelu
Midfielders
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29
D. Usenov
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30
N. Korzun
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7
D. Sosah
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14
V. Shvyrev
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18
J. Jean
Forwards
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11
A. Shushenachev
Key Facts Legia Warsaw vs Aktobe
- Aktobe lost 3 of their last 6 matches
- Legia Warsaw won their last 2 matches
- Legia Warsaw and Aktobe will meet for the first time this week
Main prediction Legia Warszawa - Aktobe
AH1 (-1)
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