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Arsenal will be looking to kick on from a jittery UEFA Europa League Group H start, ahead of our BATE Borisov vs Arsenal preview and football predictions, as a 3-1 win against Koln at the Emirates arrived after crowd trouble and delays.

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BATE Borisov haven’t won at home in this competition since 2010, with a long winless run since then proving that this tournament is even difficult for those who have real pedigree in their home country.

Our BATE Borisov vs Arsenal predictions have the Gunners down as strong favourites on paper, which makes the UEFA Europa League football odds only valuable in terms of how strong Arsene Wenger’s men will be able to pile on the misery.

After feeling the pressure in the early weeks of the season, following on from a season that saw Wenger sign a new deal despite protests, the Europa League could be the perfect way to put smiles back on fans’ faces.

BATE Borisov vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting Advice

There is very good value in the markets that give you the opportunity to give Arsenal a scoreline disadvantage, given that the Gunners should have the firepower to put a few goals past their opponents on Thursday night.

The likes of Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette have been among the goals of late, but likely won’t start in Belarus. Should they be needed to be deployed by Wenger late on, however, with the aim of making a difference, they should be more than capable of doing just that.

Arsenal have kept three consecutive clean sheets in all competitions, which even included a recent away draw against reigning Premier League champions Chelsea. After a poor start to the campaign defensively, it appears that the Gunners are piecing together a reasonable unit, with it down to BATE to try and find the weak points. A clean sheet, mixed with just the one goal from the English club will be enough to land this one of our BATE Borisov vs Arsenal bets.

Olivier Giroud has taken a little bit of a back seat lately, with the Frenchman having found the back of the net just once in five domestic appearances for Arsenal this season. With his place up for grabs, it will be important for the ex-Montpellier man to make a statement and put in a useful performance on their Europa League travels.

The France international’s first goal of the campaign came in Arsenal’s first home game of the season against Leicester City, but since then he has been on a dry spell. This Thursday should be the perfect occasion for Giroud to get some minutes and confidence back under his belt against a team that the visitors should be more than capable of comfortably dispatching of.

Our featured BATE Borisov vs Arsenal bets suggest that the hosts should not be thinking of taking three points this week in the Europa League. Wenger’s men are looking to make up for missing out on Champions League football with a good run in this competition, and a comfortable group-stage win is the best way to keep their momentum going.