The seedings for UCL Q1 are pretty much set now. Just a matter of seeing who come through the prelim round and who wins in Armenia and Albania. Potential opponents are:
- Lincoln Red Imps
- KI Klaksvik
- CL-PR *p
- Dinamo Tbilisi
- Raków Czestochowa
- Aris Limassol
- BK Häcken
- Farul Constanta
- CH Alb 4.000 - 5.000
- Valmieras FK
- FC Ballkani
- Larne FC
- CH Arm
- Hamrun Spartans
- Swift Hesperange
- FC Struga
The way the seeding are weighted towards consistent champions means that there are some strong teams in the unseeded side. I would split the potential opponents into 3 groups.
Good: Struga, Hamrun, Larne, Albanians, Tbilisi, Klaksvik, LRI, prelim qualifiers x2.
Bad: Armenians, Ballkani and Valmieras.
Ugly: Rakow, Limassol, Hacken and Farul.
As always with these things it's the luck of the draw. Rovers have got a relatively soft ride with draws the past couple seasons so hopefully that will continue. They've put themselves in a good position to get a winnable tie.
This tie is by far the most important from an LOI co-efficient POV. Getting through guarantees Rovers an additional 4 games via EL route. Losing means they are straight into ECL qualification with no further safety nets after a loss.