Sheriff Tiraspol take on the visitors BATE in the first leg of UEFA Europa League qualification semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 10th at Stadionul Sheriff (Tiraspol).
Sheriff failed to replicate Vernidub's achievement. It was under the mentioned Ukrainian specialist that the Black and Yellows achieved their maximum result, qualifying and debuting in the group stage of the Champions League two years ago. Moreover, that autumn started with sensational victories over Shakhtar and Real Madrid, ultimately securing the 3rd place. In the summer of 2022, after this coach's departure, they failed to qualify and shifted to the more familiar Europa League. Currently, the flagship of Moldovan football began with a 0-1 scoreline in Romania against Farul, but responded with the same result at home in Tiraspol, managing to edge their neighbor in extra time. However, the situation turned the mirror in the next round. They started with a 1-0 home win against Maccabi, but lost in Haifa with the same result. And in extra time, the greens from Carmel turned it into a 4-1 victory in their favor.
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BATE are not the favorite in this pair. Bateoni was, for a long time, to Belarus what Sheriff was to Moldova: an unquestionable dominating force. But this era ended quite a while ago. Initially, there were a few second places, and in 2022, a 3rd place, which became the worst result in two decades (by the way, the decline continues now, and the former grand from Borisov is significantly behind the entire trio of leaders). Only the scandal with rigged matches that led to the disqualification of Shakhtar (Soligorsk) and Energetika-BGU allowed Alshevsky's team to return to the Champions League qualification. While they overcame the first barrier relatively easily (1-1 in Albania against Partizani and 2-0 in a technically home match in Hungary), they then faced Aris (Limassol). And the Cypriot debutant not only won but also secured a nearly tennis-like outcome, 6-2 and 5-3. Can they recover from such humiliation?
The teams met in the Commonwealth Cup in 2007 when Sheriff won by a narrow margin. However, in the Europa League group stage in 2010, BATE proved to be stronger twice. There are also questions about the eights, but Bateoni is clearly not the same as before. We recommend betting on winning against the hosts in Tiraspol.
Prediction for the match: Sheriff Tiraspol to win.
