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Betting tips for Arsenal VS BATE 21.02.2019

Arsenal and BATE Borisov come face-to-face this Thursday at Emirates Stadium in a second-leg match of the sixteenth-finals of the Europa League. The Gunners arrive here in the underdog of a disappointing result in the first leg, and they need to turn the tie or they will be grounded, something that would not put Unai Emery in a good position. On the other side BATE surprised with a win by the minimum margin and now needs to be able to keep keep the Arsenal away from their goal.

Arsenal come here after they have secured their place as Group E leaders, ahead of Sporting CP, Vorskla and Qarabag. The Gunners have never won this competition, this being a competition that has rarely disputed their history, since they always play the Champions League. The team lost a 1999/2000 final in penalties against Galatasaray when it was still a UEFA Cup and since then they have been as far away as last season, losing in the semi-finals against Atletico Madrid. The Gunners arrive here at a difficult time as they have been constantly switching between wins and losses in their last games, winning 4 of their last 8 games and losing the remaining 4.

And the team succumbed to a disappointing 1-0 home defeat by BATE Borisov, and now needs to rush past the loss to remedy the situation. Unai Emery has made it clear that winning the tournament is at the top of the club's goals and failing to achieve it, especially in this early stage of the competition and before a theoretically much inferior team, would put the Spanish coach very badly in the club. Without having played at the weekend, Emery will get an eleven in full force in search of the best result. Holding, Bellerín, Welbeck, injured, and Lacazette, punished, are confirmed lows.

BATE Borisov, meanwhile, qualified as Group L runner-up, behind Chelsea and ahead of MOL Vidi and PAOK. This is a competition where the team has no history, this being only the 7th time in the Europa League, and only twice has managed to go beyond the group stage, not advancing after these sixteen rounds. The last game of the team had been on 13 December for this Europa League, where they won PAOK (1-3), and from there they played just one more game, having been the victory over Arsenal (1-0).

The result of the first leg was astounding, and the team arrives here in front of the tie, but will have to prepare to face an Arsenal in maximum strength that will do everything to get the better, which will force the whole of Belarus to be extremely solid defensively, as he did in the first leg.


Arsenal disappointment in the first leg and complicated access to the round of 16. However, there is more than enough quality in the Emery squad for the Gunners to get the turnaround, with all the men going into the home expecting all the gas to enter, which should not be too late.
 
 

Arsenal VS BATE Prediction: 1/1 2.80

Arsenal VS BATE  Betting Tip: Over 3.5 Goals @ 2.00

Arsenal VS BATE  Score Recommendations: 3-1 10.00