Aris host the first leg in this deciding Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round game. BATE will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Borisov Arena before the return leg in 10 days.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both squads have had enough days rest since their last competitive action. Let's trust this will be an active game!
Aris form and stats
Aris's previous match was a Super Cup game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 against Omonia Nicosia. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting APOEL (3-4).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Aris have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 0 and lost 0.
BATE form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Partizani Tirana in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Champions League.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Vysshaya Liga.
The supporters enjoyed BATE's previous fixture versus Partizani Tirana, a Champions League win (2-0) played at home.
Before that match, 1-1 away against Partizani Tirana in the Champions League.
BATE are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  V. Gromyko 6 goals |  S. Bane 3 goals |  A. Shestyuk 1 goals |
Aris missing players
BATE missing players
| Aris | BATE | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 35 | 54 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 517% | 417% | ||
| 8.7 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Minsk | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Neman Grodno | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Torpedo BelAZ | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | BATE | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Isloch | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Slavia | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Minsk | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Slutsk | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Gomel | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Smorgon | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 11 | Dinamo Brest | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 12 | Naftan | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 8 |
| 13 | Belshina | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -19 | -2 |
| 14 | Shakhtyor | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -6 |
| 15 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | -10 |
