Dudelange will host Tirana at Stade Jos Nosbaum in the first round of UEFA Champions League qualifying on Wednesday.

It will be the first leg of the match, with the second leg set to take place in Albania next week. Neither team has made it to the group stage of the competition so far and will be hoping this is their year.

The home side have a better record in European competitions than Tirana and reached the Europa League group stage in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns.

Dudelange has not played since losing 3-2 in the Luxembourg Cup final in May. Tirana have played three friendlies before this game, registering just one win, and suffered a 4-0 loss to Fenerbahce in their last pre-season friendly last month.

Dudelange vs Tirana head to head

This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams in all competitions.

Dudelange form guide (all competitions): N/A (Still play a match in the pre-season)

Tirana form guide (all competitions): LDW

Dudelange vs Tirana team news

Dudelange

Kevin Van den Kerkhof and Ricky Delgado have left the club out of season, while Kobe Cools hasn’t signed a new contract with the club, so the trio won’t play a role in this game.

Jules Diouf picked up the injury in a training match in June and is unlikely to recover in time for the two qualifiers.

injured: Jules Diouf.

Doubtful: None.

Suspended: None.

Unavailable: None.

Tirana

No injuries were reported for the visiting team ahead of the first leg.

injured: None.

Doubtful: None.

Suspended: None.

Unavailable: None.

Dudelange vs Tirana XI planned

Dudelange (3-5-2): Lucas Fox (GK); Manuel da Costa, Joscelino Silva Dos Santos, Sylvio Ouassiero; Aldin Skenderovic, Nélito Dos Santos Da Cruz, Filip Bojic, Bruno Frere, Ivan Englaro; Edis Agovic, Mohcine Hassan Nader

Tirana (4-4-2): Ilion Lika (GK); Kristijan Toševski, Besir Iseni, Filip Najdovski, Marsel Ismailgeci; Albano Aleksi, Ardit Hila, Ennur Totre, Vesel Limaj; Florent Hasani, Arber Bytyqi

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Dudelange vs Tirana Prediction

Dudelange haven’t played any games in pre-season which could impact their performances here. Noltmadhniaon the other hand, played three games in June but won only one victory during that period.

There is not much to separate the two teams here and a low score draw could ensue in this game.

Prediction: Dudelange 1-1 Tirana