Our prediction for this Other match:
BATE
Match Time & Date:
04/04/2020
10:30 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Rukh Brest
Against all odds, BATE Borisov have yet to collect a point in the new Belarus Premier League campaign. The title-chasing side aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to the likes of Energetyk-BGU (1-3) and Slavia (1-2), and we are positive that they will leave their hearts on the field in their first home game of the season. BATE have no other choice but go all guns blazing at Ruh Brest, and we believe that the time has come for Kirill Alshevskiy’s troops to get back on course.
A man to watch in the home team will be Iceland rising star Willum Willumsson, who scored a wonder goal in the 2-1 loss to Slavia. Ruh Brest, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Energetyk-BGU, and given BATE’s home record in the Belarusian top flight, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed from the trip to Borisov.
Highlighted Player (Egor Filipenko):
Egor Filipenko is a Maccabi Tel Aviv defender who was born in Minsk, Belarus on 10 April, 1988. He began his senior career at BATE Borisov, but his main goal was to join Russian Premier League. His wish came true in 2008 as he signed a contract with Russian giants Spartak Moscow.
After playing 16 league games for the capital club, he returned to BATE Borisov in 2011 on loan and he eventually signed a permanent deal with the Belarusian outfit. On 5 January, 2015 Filipenko joined la Liga side Malaga on a two-and-a-half-year deal, but he made no more than eight league appearances with los Boquerones. In the summer of 2016 the Belarusian footballer moved to Israel, signing a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Speaking of his international career, Egor Filipenko made his Belarus debut on 12 September, 2007, coming as a substitute in a 1-0 loss to Slovenia in the Euro 2008 qualifier. His contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (BATE):
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.
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