I rate Bate Borisov as a team much more likely to get good results on the road than at home. Reason for this is their gamestyle. They are a very good counter-attacking team, and while in their away games they are able to defend extremelly well and score lots of goals at home things are a bit different as it would only take 1 goal from Bayern and there will be lots of spaces for many more. I saw their game with Shmona, I was rooting for the Israelis basing a bet on the same facts I tell here. Shmona created some good scoring opportunities as they controlled the game, their passing football broke Bate's defence but the finishing wasn't there. I don't expect Bate to be that lucky here against worldclass finishers like Bayern has. I do admit that Bate is extremelly dangerous on counters, but I do not see a great amount of technical skill in their players, at least not at a good enough level to challenge Bayern. Bayern just came after 2 away wins, 2-0 at Schalke and Werder, given the fact that they managed to keep 2 clean sheets against such sheer attacking power makes me comfortable enough to believe that Bate will really struggle to score a goal here. The style of play from Bayern, especially on the road makes them very strong defensively, and defensive football here from Bate won't be enough to avoid defeat. Besides the game with Shmona, Bate also played with Vardar and Debreceni. In both home games they were 2-1 down with Vardar and 1-0 with Debreceni before scoring goals in extra-time, and settling the tie in their away games. I should also say Bayern could really end up in a crushing win here. They treat all their opponents on same level, and this is a terrible mismatch for Bate. Given this, I am really delighted with odds of 2.00 for a win of Bayern by at least 2 goals. Published Oct-01-2012, 22:47 CET Betting option: Asian Handicap Pick: Bayern(-1.5) Odds: 2.01 Stake: 10 Bookmaker: Betsafe Date: Oct-02-2012 Category: European football
