Tuesday, starting at 18:00, will be played by FK Qarabag – BATE Borisov, from the preliminary tour of the Champions League 2018-2019.
The two clubs have never met, the Wednesday match will be a premiere.
The Azerbaijans certainly want to return to the Champions League groups. Last season they qualified for the first time in their history and were part of a group with Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and AS Roma. They finished in the last place but managed 2 points, both against Simeone’s Spaniards. The most valuable players in the batch are two transferred this summer. Slavchev from Sporting Lisbon and Zoubir de la Lens.
BATE Borisov has 5 qualifiers in the Champions League groups, last in the 2015-2016 season. Last year they participated in the Europa League groups, where they gathered 5 points in a group with Arsenal, FC Cologne and Belgrade Red Star. Their best player is the international Belarusian Gordejchuk. The big problem for them is that they will have 3 important players uncertain for the confrontation on Tuesday, including Gordejchuk.
A very balanced match is announced in which the Azerbaijan players will try to win the match to take a serious option for qualifying in the play-off. Our recommendations for this game are the following: Qarabag wins and the money is returned to draw, odds 1.42, it is also possible for both teams to score 2.15.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1.63
