Our prediction for this Champions League match:
There will be fireworks when BATE Borisov and Partizani square off against each other at Varosi Stadion in the Champions League first qualifying round, return leg. BATE did well to hold Partizani to a draw in Albania, but the Belarus champions face yet another difficult task in Tuesday’s encounter. Barring any fresh injury worries, Kiryl Alsheuski is unlikely to make changes to the team that shared the spoils with Partizani a week ago. Dmitri Antilevski is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
The visitors, meanwhile, failed to turn their dominance into victory in the first leg. Partizani seem to be more of a team than BATE Borisov and seeing that the reverse fixture will be played on a neutral location (Varosi Stadion, Mezokovesdi), away win should be considered. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Hungary.
Highlighted Team (BATE Borisov):
Bate Borisov are a Belarusian club based in Borisov. BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics and it has to be noted that club was founded in 1973. One year later BATE Borisov wan Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic title and they won two more trophies in the competition (1976, 1979) before being disbanded in 1984.
In 1996 the club was re-established and they have been dominating the Belarusian Premier League ever since. The Belarusian giants won their 13th domestic trophy in the post-Soviet era in 2016, with the team finishing the season 11 points clear of second-placed Shakhtyor Soligorsk. BATE Borisov qualified for the Champions League group stages for the first time in the 2008/2009 season, but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the elite competition.
A number of top-class footballers played for the club in the past and the likes of Alexander Hleb, Vitali Kutuzov and Yuri Zhevnon should be mentioned. BATE play their home games in blue shirts and blue shorts, while they wear yellow when playing on the road.