BATE and Astana face in Borisov Arena, in a second leg of this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs), after in the first leg the Astana have won at home by (3-0). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1. Astana presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the factor House may be decisive.
BATE :
The home team comes to this second leg with a 3-goal disadvantage, in addition to the disadvantage of not having scored as a visitor in the first leg. This is a team that presents similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 matches it records 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this match after a home victory with Slavia by (4-0). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, BATE won 7, drew 2 and lost 1. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 games, but his attack has marked with regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 comeback.
BATE comes for this match after a 4-0 victory against Slavia, in a match for the Belarus championship. Keep in mind that the home team lost 3-0 with Astana in the first game of this Europa League qualifier. In this second game, coach Aleksey Baga is unlikely to make major changes compared to the previous eleven, with Stanislav Dragun being the main responsible for organizing the offensive process. On the other hand, Stasevich stands out in this BATE formation, being very fast and strong in the counterattack. The whole team is again available for this match.
Astana :
The away team comes to this second leg with an advantage of 3 goals, but suffered 0 goals at home in the first leg. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 12 wins and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last game he played for the Premier League, he won the Taraz at home by (5‑0). In its last 10 away matches, Astana records 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 4 of the last 5 games for this competition. In 15 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Astana comes for this match after a 5-0 victory against Taraz, adding their fifth consecutive victory in official matches. It should be noted that he beat BATE in the first match, 3-0: the team’s goals were scored by Tomasov, Logvinenko and Sigurjonsson. In this second match, coach Roman Grygorchuk must maintain his usual tactical scheme, 4-2-3-1, being Sigurjonsson the team’s master: this player is very competent in the creation and organization of the offensive process. All equipment is available for this game.
