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Budućnost take on Breidablik on Friday for an UEFA Champions League preliminary round - final clash at Kópavogsvöllur.
Budućnost won their opening Champions League qualifying match 3-0 at Kópavogsvöllur against Atlètic Club d'Escaldes. Balsa Sekulic netted a brace to lead the scoring.
Breidablik earned a 7-1 victory over Tre Penne at Kópavogsvöllur in their opening Champions League qualifying match. Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson and Ágúst Hlynsson caught the eye with two goals each. Since then, they are winless in their last three games away from home in all competitions (W0 D2 L1).
Budućnost won the last meeting between the sides, coming out on top 2-1 in a Conference League 2nd qualifying round match at Stadion Pod Goricom last season. Branislav Jankovic struck first for the Montenegrin side in the 38th minute. Vladan Adzic also found the net. Ísak Thorvaldsson scored for Breidablik in the 51st minute.
Sekulic leads Budućnost in European qualifying this season with two goals. With two goals each, Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson and Ágúst Hlynsson are the leading scorers in European qualifying for Breidablik.
The hosts have scored in each of their last 18 matches across all competitions. They have hit the back of the net in every match since a First League meeting with Iskra in December 2022.
In their last six matches in all competitions, Budućnost have won four, drawn one and lost one. They scored 11 and conceded six over that stretch, scoring first in one of the six contests. They had two first-half goals, while their opponents failed to find the net in the first 45 minutes. Breidablik have won two, drawn three and lost one in their last six. They scored 16 and conceded 11 in that period, netting first in two of the six. They had six goals in the first half, while their opponents netted seven times before the break.
