On Wednesday night, Aris Limassol and BATE Borisov go head-to-head at the Alphamega Stadium in the Champions League second qualifying round first leg.
The Cypriot team has enjoyed mixed fortunes in their recent games, as they have won just one of their last five matches, including friendly outings.
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However, a 2-0 win over Omonia Nicosia last time out ended a five-game winless run, which included three defeats and a draw.
Their most recent games have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their previous eight outings.
Aris are making their debut in the Champions League in this tie.
In fact, they have only previously featured in one European campaign, which was in the Europa Conference League last season when they suffered a 3-2 aggregate defeat by Azerbaijani outfit Neftci Baku.
They won the home game 2-0 before suffering a 3-0 away defeat, so they were not awful in the tie.
The visitors head into this clash on the back of a strong recent run of form, as they are unbeaten in five matches, having recorded four wins in the run.
They have also kept clean sheets in four of those five unbeaten games.
Unlike their hosts, the Belarussian team are highly experienced in the Champions League.
Their recent record in the competition is a mixed one, though, as they have won three, drawn one and lost one of their previous five matches in the Champions League.
In the last round of the competition, BATE recorded a 3-2 aggregate victory over Partizani Tirana.
The visitors have an unconvincing recent away record in the competition, as they have won just one of their last four games in the Champions League.
Forebet predicts that BATE Borisov will record a narrow victory to take into the second leg.