Our prediction for this Champions League match:
PSV
Match Time & Date:
29/08/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
BATE Borisov
Thanks to Donyell Malen’s late goal PSV recorded a 3-2 win over BATE in the Champions League final qualifying round, return leg. The Dutch champions are with one foot in the group stages of the elite competition, but they can’t afford any complacency in the decider. Mexico international Lozano continues to impress in the red and white and shirt and all eyes will be on him when the two teams face each other at Phillips Stadion on Wednesday evening. It is well known that PSV are a real force to be reckoned with at home and we predict that they are going to record yet another win over BATE. A man to watch in the away team will be experienced midfielder Alexander Hleb, but we do not believe that he is capable of helping the visitors spoil PSV’s party in Eindhoven.
Highlighted Player (Luuk de Jong):
The 26-year-old Dutch striker Luuk de Jong is considered one of Europe’s deadliest strikers with his incredible return of goals in games he spends playing. Luuk de Jong began his football career at De Graafschap in 2008, but moved on to Twente only a year later.
The tally of 39 goals in 76 league appearances earned him a transfer to Borussia Monchengladbach, but his spell in Germany ended in disappointment. Bundesliga club attempted to revive his career by sending him out on loan to Newcastle United but his stint with the English club yielded even more disappointment and concluded in utter disaster with De Jong playing 12 games without scoring a single goal for the Magpies.
A return to Netherlands and PSV Eindhoven turned out to be a proper hit for the 26-year-old striker who has restored his scoring touch with more than 50 goals for the Boeren after less than 90 games.
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.
North Macedonia
Netherlands
Ukraine
Austria
Finland
Belgium
Russia
Denmark
Croatia
Scotland
Czech Republic
England
