BATE Borisov vs Aris Limassol Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 30/07/2023, 15:30  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 31/07/2023 at 06:09 in Champions League Predictions

BATE Borisov will welcome Aris Limassol on Tuesday for the return leg of the two teams' UEFA Champions League second-round qualifier. Aris leads the tie 6-2 after taking full advantage of their host status in the first leg. BATE Borisov have their work cut out here. The Belarussian club need to win by five clear goals to advance to the third round. They will hope playing in front of their supporters gives them that extra push to try and turn the tie around. The first-leg loss ended a five-game unbeaten run for Kirill Alshevskiy's charges. They had won five of those matches with one of those victories ending 13-0. This was against Miory in the Belarus Cup. BATE are back in the Champions League after four seasons and in the first leg defeated Partizani 3-1 on aggregate. If they are unable to advance here,

Aris Limassol are all but certain of advancing to the next round. Aleksey Shpilevski's charges did the heavy lifting in the first leg and can even afford to lose here. The Cypriot club is making its Champions League debut and what a way to announce yourselves. They dominated the first leg from the onset and were 3-0 up at halftime. Flexing their attacking prowess, four players scored in the match with Yannick Gomis grabbing himself a brace. The win extended their current unbeaten run to three matches with two ending in victory. Aris defeated Omonia Nicosia 2-0 in the Super Cup curtain raiser right before playing the first leg. They have struggled on their travels though and haven't won in four away matches across all competitions.