BATE Borisov vs Crvena Zvezda Predictions, 23 Nov 2017

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BATE Borisov v Crvena Zvezda Predictions for Thursday's 6.00pm kick-off Europa League group fixture facing BATE Borisov and a Crvena Zvezda side at Borisov Arena. In the last 10 games (all competitions), BATE have only lost twice at home and are currently on an unbeaten run of 5 home games (W6, D2, L2).

Match status: 2017-18 Europa League Group Stages
Kick-off: Thursday 23 Nov 2017, 06:00pm GMT
Venue: "Borisov Arena" in Barysaw, Belarus

BATE Borisov v Crvena Zvezda Team News

Group H leaders Arsenal have already guaranteed their place in the round of 32. BATE made it through to R32 in the 2012/2013 season before going on to lose to Fenerbahce. They will not make it through to R32 if they lose to Crvena Zvezda. If Koln fail to beat Arsenal and Crvena Zvezda win, Crvena Zvezda will have earnt their place in R32.

Crvena Zvezda have only conceded 4 goals in their last 10 away games (all competitions) with the goals conceded coming in their 2 losses (W7, D1, L2).

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye has scored 10 goals in his last 11 SuperLiga appearances for Crvena Zvezda. In the Europa League Qualifiers he was the joint-top goal scorer with 7 goals (and 3 assists) in 8 appearances. With only 1 goal in his last 4 Europa League appearances, however, he will be looking to improve his form.

Conclusion and Match Preview:

Both teams previous fixtures have seen multiple goals. Most impressively, Crvena Zvezda’s 6-1 SuperLiga win over Rad Beograd. Over the last 10 games in all competitions, BATE games have seen 35 goals (an average of 3.5 goals per game), while Crvena Zvezda games have seen 30 goals (an average of 3 goals per game).

This makes a combined average of 3.25 goals per game for both teams over 10 games which serves up a good chance of goals in this match-up.