The first leg of the 2025/26 Europa Conference League first qualifying round between Torpedo-BelAZ (Belarus) and Rabotnicki (North Macedonia) will take place on July 10 at the Haladás Stadium in Szombathely, Hungary. Torpedo-BelAZ vs. Rabotnicki: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Torpedo-BelAZ
The team from Zhodino earned the right to play in the Conference League after finishing third in the Belarusian championship last season. Torpedo-BelAZ will participate in this European competition for the fourth time, having never advanced past the second qualifying stage. In the last edition of the ECL, the Belarusians were eliminated in the first qualifying round, losing to Milsami from Moldova (2-4, 0-0) on aggregate. In the current Premier League season, Torpedo-BelAZ is in third place, trailing the leader by ten points.
Midfielder Pavel Sedko stands out for Torpedo-BelAZ, having scored nine goals in the current championship, making him one of the top three scorers in the Premier League.
- The team has not won in regular time in 5 of their last 6 home matches in European competitions (2 draws, 3 losses).
- At least three goals were scored in 90 minutes in 5 of their last 7 matches on the European stage.
- The Belarusians have not scored more than once in regular time in 7 of their last 9 European competition games.
Predicted lineup for Torpedo-BelAZ (4-5-1)
Igor Malashitsky – Danila Nechayev, Vladislav Melko, Sergey Politevich, Alexey Butarevich – Pavel Sedko, Kirill Premudrov, Alexander Selyava, Alexander Orekhov, Maxim Skavysh – Mamadou Camara.
Rabotnicki
In the last Macedonian championship, the club finished third, earning a spot in the Conference League. This will be Rabotnicki's debut in this European competition. Moreover, the team last participated in a European club tournament in the 2018/2019 season, when they were knocked out in the first qualifying round of the Europa League by Hungarian side Honvéd (2-1, 0-4) on aggregate.
Notably, forward Marslen Gando, who scored six goals and was the team's third top scorer last season, left the club during the current transfer window. Additionally, Rabotnicki has a new head coach, Bojan Markoski.
- The club has lost in regular time in 9 of their last 10 away matches in European club tournaments.
- The team did not score in 90 minutes in 7 of their last 8 away matches on the European stage.
- No more than one goal was scored in regular time in 6 of Rabotnicki's last 8 away matches in European competitions.
Predicted lineup for Rabotnicki (4-5-1)
Filip Ilic – Medin Bajrami, Mihail Dimitrievski, Martin Miserdovski, Stefan Lazarevic – Matej Angelov, Nikola Manojlov, Teodor Nikolovski, Mile Todorov, Kalani Almeida – Ngu Enyang.
Referee
Aleko Apciauri (Georgia)
Matches – 7 (Georgian Championship, 2025);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 25;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.6;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 21;
Penalties – 14%.
Torpedo-BelAZ vs. Rabotnicki: Match Prediction
The Belarusians cannot boast significant achievements in European competitions, having only twice advanced beyond the first qualifying round in their history. Moreover, Torpedo-BelAZ has not been impressive in attack, scoring more than one goal in regular time only twice in their last nine European matches, and failing to score in four of those games. It is also important to note that the Belarusians will play on neutral ground and will be without their home support.
Rabotnicki has shown poor performances away in European club tournaments, suffering seven defeats in their last eight away matches, all without scoring. However, they have not allowed their opponents to score too many goals, with no more than one goal conceded in six of those matches.
I expect a closed game with few goal-scoring opportunities. My prediction: Total under 2.5 goals
