CSKA Sofia hosts BATE in the quarterfinals of the Europa League qualification. The match will be played on Thursday, September 17th at Stadion Bălgarska Armija (Sofia)
CSKA Sofia has not been very successful in Europe in recent seasons, unlike Borisov's club, so the hosts will have a hard time. Nevertheless, CSKA is third after five rounds played in the Bulgarian championship, lagging one point behind the leaders. Belchev's team is quite technical because there are many Brazilians in the squad. However, CSKA often lacks concentration in the defense. The Reds play according to the 4-2-3-1 scheme, which suggests a rather attacking style of the game. At the last qualifying stage, the Bulgarian club barely beat the Maltese Sirens due to a goal scored by Sowe in added time.
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The Belarusians are significantly superior to their rival in terms of experience, and the game tone is higher due to the spring-autumn schedule. The winners of the Belarus Cup currently share the first place with the Shakhtyor Soligorsk and look very powerful. BATE sent five goals to the net of Smolevichi and Granit from Mikashevichi in the last two matches. Alshevsky's team gained four victories in a row and showed full readiness to start in the Europa League.
The opponents have never crossed paths with each other on the pitch. I believe that there are enough factors in favor of BATE and its non-defeat. The Belarusians are in better shape. Alshevsky's team has already played many matches because Belarus did not slow down the championship because of COVID. The visitors are much more experienced than the Armymen. Besides, CSKA Sofia has not become the champion of Bulgaria for a long time, and the Borisov team gave the title to Brest only in the last season. I think BATE is a more qualified and balanced team against the background of CSKA, so it will probably at least not lose in regulation time.
Prediction for the match: BATE to win with +0.5 handicap
