Potential Opponents

[Springbank]

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From the groupings, Hacken probably the only unseeded team from group 1 who might be tricky for Shakhtar/Sheriff, but any of the unseeded teams in group 2 could be a banana skin for Legia or Partizan.

Does anyone have any idea how they produce these groups? Azerbaijan and Finland in the same group?

I remember going to the league cup final in the early 90s (it was at Parkhead as Hampden was being done up) where there was a banner saying "Levski Hibs" after the Previous Rangers had been scudded out of Europe by Levski Sofia

[JasonC1875]

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From the groupings, Hacken probably the only unseeded team from group 1 who might be tricky for Shakhtar/Sheriff, but any of the unseeded teams in group 2 could be a banana skin for Legia or Partizan.

Does anyone have any idea how they produce these groups? Azerbaijan and Finland in the same group?

“In accordance with the relevant decisions of the UEFA Executive Committee, teams from the following associations may not be drawn against each other:

Armenia – Azerbaijan
Gibraltar – Spain
Kosovo – Bosnia-Herzegovina
Kosovo – Serbia
Kosovo – Russia*
Ukraine – Russia*
Ukraine – Belarus”

Mainly to keep Partizan and Prishtina apart, not much else matters

[Hibernian Verse]

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From the groupings, Hacken probably the only unseeded team from group 1 who might be tricky for Shakhtar/Sheriff, but any of the unseeded teams in group 2 could be a banana skin for Legia or Partizan.

Does anyone have any idea how they produce these groups? Azerbaijan and Finland in the same group?

They had to keep Partizan and Prishtina apart, that's the only reason I can see for using groupings today.

[Paul1642]

Draw for QR1 is 1500hrs CET

[HIBS NUTS]

Could we have a recap.
Obviously the Q1, and Q2 draw is tomorrow
We will find out our possible opponents, abiet, the winner of Q1, or just a seeded team in Q2.
Will the draw show who will be at home first.
I’m just a simple man, with simple tastes, a tenants lager drinker.
Please keep the answer as easy as possible .😃

[Hibiza]

Hibees goes at 12.24. Portman Park , virtual racing 7/1 .

[Thatdayinmay16]

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Could we have a recap.
Obviously the Q1, and Q2 draw is tomorrow
We will find out our possible opponents, abiet, the winner of Q1, or just a seeded team in Q2.
Will the draw show who will be at home first.
I’m just a simple man, with simple tastes, a tenants lager drinker.
Please keep the answer as easy as possible .😃

I'm sure the seeded time (which isn't us) play away 1st leg and then home 2nd leg. Not an expert on the matter however so I could be wrong.

[CallumLaidlaw]

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I'm sure the seeded time (which isn't us) play away 1st leg and then home 2nd leg. Not an expert on the matter however so I could be wrong.

1st out the hat plays home first.


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[SunshineOnLeith]

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1st out the hat plays home first.


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There's a third 'bowl' the two drawn teams get put into and then the first one drawn out is at home in the first leg.

[SunshineOnLeith]

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Could we have a recap.
Obviously the Q1, and Q2 draw is tomorrow
We will find out our possible opponents, abiet, the winner of Q1, or just a seeded team in Q2.
Will the draw show who will be at home first.
I’m just a simple man, with simple tastes, a tenants lager drinker.
Please keep the answer as easy as possible .😃

Q1 draw today, Q2 (us) tomorrow.

UEFA will split the teams for our draw into 2 groups (4 seeds, 4 non-seeds in each) to avoid any political "these teams can't play each other" clashes, so we'll have it narrowed down to 4 before the draw.

Potential opponents are:
Winner of Shakhtar's Q1 tie.
Braga
Midtjylland
Winner of Legia Warsaw's Q1 tie
Anderlecht
Winner of Partizan Belgrade's Q1 tie
Winner of Sheriff Tiraspol's Q1 tie
Lugano

[Bristolhibby]

If it’s away first leg I can go. Away second leg, I’m on my holidays.

J

[GreenNWhiteArmy]

Linfield vs Shelbourne in UCL QR1

[Hibernian Verse]

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Sheriff Tiraspol/FC Prishtina and Partizan Belgrade/AEK Larnaka kept apart tomorrow then

We absolutely want Sherrif or Prishtina tomorrow. That would give us a great chance of progressing.

The tie you mention would be kept apart anyway as Partizan and Sherrif are both seeded for QR2.

[SunshineOnLeith]

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We absolutely want Sherrif or Prishtina tomorrow. That would give us a great chance of progressing.

The tie you mention would be kept apart anyway as Partizan and Sherrif are both seeded for QR2.

Assuming Sheriff comes through, if we beat them we'd probably be seeded for Q3 given their coefficient is so good.

[JasonC1875]

Anderlecht
Braga
Lugano
Midtylland
Legia/Aktobe
Partizan/Larnaca
Shakhtar/Tampere
Sheriff/Prishtina

All 8 seeded sides for tomorrow’s draw

[Souter96Mac]

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Anderlecht
Braga
Lugano
Midtylland
Legia/Aktobe
Partizan/Larnaca
Shakhtar/Tampere
Sheriff/Prishtina

All 8 seeded sides for tomorrow’s draw

According to the kassies website, the likes of Partizan, shaktar and Legia would also be seeded for the 3rd qualifying round.

Highly unlikely, but the ideal scenario would be us drawing one of them - but they lose their first qualifying round, so we play one of Aktobe, Larnaca or Tampere - little chance of this but one can dream

[bingo70]

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Anderlecht
Braga
Lugano
Midtylland
Legia/Aktobe
Partizan/Larnaca
Shakhtar/Tampere
Sheriff/Prishtina

All 8 seeded sides for tomorrow’s draw

If there is a geographical divide and its separated from north/south, am I right in saying it would be the top 4 sides we could get?

[yerauldda]

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Anderlecht
Braga
Lugano
Midtylland
Legia/Aktobe
Partizan/Larnaca
Shakhtar/Tampere
Sheriff/Prishtina

All 8 seeded sides for tomorrow’s draw

Braga probably the most favourable in terms of a trip but Sheriff the most winnable, followed by Lugano?

[Gmack7]

Do Sheriff play at home or are their ties moved aswell?

[Thatdayinmay16]

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Anderlecht
Braga
Lugano
Midtylland
Legia/Aktobe
Partizan/Larnaca
Shakhtar/Tampere
Sheriff/Prishtina

All 8 seeded sides for tomorrow’s draw

Braga

[SteveHFC]

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If there is a geographical divide and its separated from north/south, am I right in saying it would be the top 4 sides we could get?

that would be obvious but no one knows how they work out groups, you have a team from Sweden playing a Slovak team
7.30am tomorrow and it will become a little clearer
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[Hibernian Verse]

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Do Sheriff play at home or are their ties moved aswell?

They play European games in Chisinau

[the_ginger_hibee]

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Assuming Sheriff comes through, if we beat them we'd probably be seeded for Q3 given their coefficient is so good.

Sheriff aren't projected to be seeded, as it stands. Would need a couple of seeds to go out in Q1 to bump them up.

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If there is a geographical divide and its separated from north/south, am I right in saying it would be the top 4 sides we could get?

Doesn't work like that. Groupings are to prevent any politically charged ties or same countries meeting. UEFA don't share the exact rules on groupings though.

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Do Sheriff play at home or are their ties moved aswell?

They still play in their usual stadium/location, yes.

[CapitalGreen]

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If there is a geographical divide and its separated from north/south, am I right in saying it would be the top 4 sides we could get?

Braga would likely be south in that case and probably Lugano too.

My prediction is a group of

Shakhtar
Anderlecht
Midjtyland
Sheriff

[Pretty Boy]

From a selfish perspective I'd like Warsaw.

Got a couple of mates there so would save on accommodation costs.

[JasonC1875]

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From a selfish perspective I'd like Warsaw.

Got a couple of mates there so would save on accommodation costs.

Was brilliant for the Scotland game in November

[HIBS NUTS]

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They play European games in Chisinau

So Moldova then, I would imagine transnistra is closed to Europeans.

[Springbank]

Headline writers at the ready for Hibs vs Sheriff/Pristina tomorrow

"Pristina Aguiler-draw"
Hibees Luck Finally Turns with Dirrrrty Draw

"I'll Shoot The Sheriff"
Hibs Ace Aims to Down Moldovans

[Fergus52]

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According to the kassies website, the likes of Partizan, shaktar and Legia would also be seeded for the 3rd qualifying round.

Highly unlikely, but the ideal scenario would be us drawing one of them - but they lose their first qualifying round, so we play one of Aktobe, Larnaca or Tampere - little chance of this but one can dream

If we draw one of those sides in Q2, but they go out in Q1, then we don't get to steal their seed for Q3.

As the Q3 draw is made halfway through Q2, where they'd already be knocked out in this scenario, so we'd use whichever coefficient was higher out of ours or Aktobe, Larnaca etc. for the Q3 draw which would see us unseeded.

[HendoDelivered]

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Braga

Good away day but they would obliterate us over two legs