BATE Borisov vs Arsenal predicted line-ups: What time, what channel, how can I watch online, team news, h2h, odds and more

Unai Emery’s side travel 1200 miles to Belarus for the first leg in their round-of-32 clash

Wednesday 13 February 2019 16:19 GMT

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A lengthy winter break comes to an abrupt halt for the Belarusian champions as they welcome Arsenal to the Borisov Arena.

BATE have not played a competitive match since their last Europa League game against PAOK that saw them creep into the final 32 behind Chelsea in Group L.

The home side have never surpassed this stage in the completion and based on recent history in this fixture, an upset looks unlikely.

Meeting in last season’s group stage, Arsenal won both encounters with an aggregate score of 10-2, including a 4-2 away win.

Gunners would set a competition record of six consecutive clean sheets if they stand firm here, although they have managed just two of those in their last 13 games.

Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

We rank every Arsenal player signed since the arrival of Sven Mislintat from Borussia Dortmund.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

8. Stephan Lichtsteiner

5/10. Signed on a free transfer from Juventus, although far too slow to be relied upon as a regular first-team option.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

7. Konstantinos Mavropanos

6/10. The first signing made under Mislintat's tenure as head of recruitment. Was sent-off last season against Leicester, but still only 21 with plenty of potential.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

6. Sokratis Papastathopoulos

6/10. A reliable option at the heart of Arsenal's defence, but £17.6m was an awful lot to spent on a 30-year-old.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

5. Henrikh Mkhitaryan

6/10. Arrived at the Emirates as part of the deal taking Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United. Has impressed sporadically but is yet to look anywhere near his best.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

4. Bernd Leno

7/10. Forced to wait for his chance, but now Unai Emery's established number one. Has made the occasional mistake but settling in well.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

3. Matteo Guendouzi

8/10. Pound for pound, arguably Arsenal's best signing of the last two seasons. Already a regular aged just 19 and a snip at £7m.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

2. Lucas Torreira

9/10. Exactly the sort of player Arsenal have been crying out for years now. Not just a first-team regular, but utterly essential to how Emery wants to play.

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Ranking every Arsenal player signed since Sven Mislintat's appointment

1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

9/10. A fantastic signing, albeit for a hefty sum. Already has 24 goals in just 35 Premier League appearances and has developed a fine strike partnership with Alexandre Lacazette.

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What time does it start?

BATE Borisov vs Arsenal kicks off at 5:55pm on Thursday February 14.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 5.30pm. BT Sport subscribers can also watch via the website or app.

Predicted line-ups

BATE: Scherbitski; Rios, Volkov, Filipenko, Filipovic, Baga, Dragun, Ivanic, Skavysh, Dubajic, Stasevich

Arsenal: Leno; Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Torreira, Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Suarez, Ozil, Lacazette

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Form guide…

BATE: LWDWWL

Arsenal: WLWLWL

*After extra time

Head-to-head…

Europa League 07/12/17 – Arsenal 6 (Debuchy, Walcott, Wilshere, Polyakov OG, Giroud, Elneny), BATE 0

Europa League 28/09/17 – BATE 2 (Ivanic, Gordejchuk), Arsenal 4 (Walcott x2, Holding, Giroud)

Odds…

BATE to win: 7/1

Arsenal to win: 1/2

Draw: 7/2

(Odds provided by Betfair)

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