Six games in the Europa League qualification are happening on Thursday night. One of the matches is going to be between Sheriff and BATE. It's a battle between teams from Moldova and Belarus and I'm predicting that Sheriff is going to start the series with a win.

Sheriff has been very good at home. The team has won the last 2 home games on the international stage. While they lost the road game against Farul Constanta, they won at home 1:0 during the regular time and managed to score 2 more goals in the extra time to advance to the next round. Against Maccabi Haifa, they weren't favorites but Sheriff managed to win 1:0 at home. A week ago on the road, Sheriff was close to advancing to the next Champions League qualification round but they conceded in the 85th minute which was followed by 2 more goals in the extra time and now they are competing for a place in the Europa League. Sheriff has won 9 out of the last 11 home games! One more advantage for Sheriff is the experience because, in recent seasons, the team has played in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League while we can't say the same about BATE.

BATE didn't even qualify to play in the Champions League qualification but they played because the best Belarus team was banned due to the match-fixing scandal. In the first round, they drew against Partizani 1:1 and won at home. In the previous round, BATE got smacked by Aris Limassol - 2:6 on the road and 3:5 at home. This season in their national championship, BATE has just 3 wins and 2 draws in 8 games, with a total of 11 goals scored and 10 conceded.

I'm confident about Sheriff winning this game. They are at home where even teams like Manchester United and Partizan struggled. BATE isn't playing very well on the road and they have a worse roster. Per Transfermarkt, Sheriff is valued at 13 million euros while BATE is valued at 9. Sheriff is going to do everything to get a comfortable lead after the 1st game.

该文章通过有道机器翻译，仅供参考:

欧联杯资格赛的六场比赛将在周四晚上进行。其中一场比赛将在警长和BATE之间进行。这是一场摩尔多瓦队和白俄罗斯队之间的比赛，我预测警长队将以一场胜利开始系列赛。

警长在主场表现得很好。这支球队在国际舞台上赢得了最近两场主场比赛。虽然他们输掉了客场对阵康斯坦塔的比赛，但他们在常规时间主场1:0获胜，并在加时赛中再进2球，进入了下一轮。在对阵海法马卡比的比赛中，他们并不是夺冠热门，但警长在主场1:0获胜。一周前在客场，警长队差一点就能晋级下一轮欧冠资格赛，但他们在第85分钟丢球，随后在加时赛中又丢了两个球，现在他们正在争夺欧联杯的席位。警长赢了最近11场主场比赛中的9场!警长的另一个优势是经验，因为在最近几个赛季，球队参加了冠军联赛，欧洲联赛和联盟联赛，而我们不能说BATE。

BATE甚至没有资格参加欧冠资格赛，但他们参加了比赛，因为最好的白俄罗斯队因假球丑闻而被禁赛。在第一轮比赛中，他们1:1战平了Partizani，并在主场获胜。在上一轮比赛中，BATE以2:6的客场比分和3:5的主场比分被阿里斯·利马索尔击败。在本赛季的全国锦标赛中，BATE在8场比赛中仅取得3胜2平的成绩，进11球失10球。

我有信心警长会赢。他们在主场，甚至像曼联和游击队这样的球队都在挣扎。BATE在客场打得不太好，他们的阵容更差。根据Transfermarkt的数据，Sheriff的价值为1300万欧元，而BATE的价值为900万欧元。警长会尽一切努力在第一场比赛后取得领先。