BATE take on the the visitors from Ireland, Dundalk, in the first leg of Champions League qualifying matchup. The game is taking place in Borisov at Borisov-Arena on Tuesday, July 26th.
BATE show nice results and currently are on seven-match undefeated run that includes five wins and two draws. BATE also have confident lead in Belarus top league, sitting on the first place eight points ahead of the closest competitor with 35 points and 38-15 aggregate score after 15 matches. BATE started their path in Champions League in previous round, eliminating SJK, 2-0, 2-2. On top of that, BATE are unbeaten in their last 15 home matches since the middle of October with 10 wins and five draws taken.
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Dundalk are also the leaders in their domestic league with 48 points gained and 46-11 aggregate goal difference after 18 matches of Irish Premier Division. The visiting side is on five-match unbeaten run with. The team had troubles beating Iceland champions Hafnarfjordur, advancing for the next round only due to away goal rule, 1-1, 2-2. Irish champions played 11 matches on the road in 2016, taking eight wins, one draw and two defeats.
The opponents have met in last year Champions League qualifying round as well. Belarus side were stronger that time, taking 2-1 home win and 0-0 away draw. BATE show nice results at home and their fans got used to see their team to play in Champions League group stage. We should expect skilled and experienced BATE to prevail in the match and take a home win.
Prediction for the match: BATE to win.