BATE Borisov vs Arsenal Predictions and Betting Tips, 14 Feb 2019

The Match Is Over. Score: 1-0

BATE v Arsenal Predictions for Thursday's Europa League Round of 32 first leg at the Borisov Arena in Barysaw. This European fixture produced twelve goals across two games in last year's EL group stage, with 10 of those coming from the English side, and BATE not playing competitively for two months should make this one interesting and unpredictable to some extend.

Match status: 2018-19 Europa League Round of 32
Kick-off: Thursday 14 Feb 2019, 05:55pm GMT
Venue: Borisov Arena (Barysaw)

BATE v Arsenal: Team News

For the last month, the Gunners have alternated positive and negative results, falling to West Ham and two Manchester clubs while wins were picked up against Chelsea, Cardiff and Huddersfield as Arsenal were bouncing back from the defeat before every single time.

Away from home though, Unai Emery's side are clearly lacking: only two wins the last 8 trips are not typical of Arsenal at all. Even though they are going through a gruelling schedule with ups and downs right now, the Londoners are still in contention to make the top four in the top flight of England and hold good hopes of going far in Europe as well.

Arsenal expectedly won Group E and were never cast doubt as to outclassing the group members. Such were Lisbon Sporting, Vorskla Poltava and Qarabag, with only Sporting managing to send two goals into Arsenal's net in one of their two meetings. The others didn't. So 16 points and a +10 goal difference makes for perfect reading for the London-based club and credit to three-time Europa League winner Emery as former Sevilla coach.

The Belarusian champions, obviously, did not fare as impressively, going out of Group L finishing 2nd behind leaders Chelsea with three wins (W3 L3) sufficient to progress. They also lead the domestic league by 9 points but have not played a competitive game since the 3-1 away victory at PAOK on 13 December, so the lack of practice may have its effect on the Belarusians' performance.

Injured or Suspended Players:

BATE: Jasse Tuominen.

Arsenal: Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Danny Welbeck, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Granit Xhaka.