- Team form: FC Sion Sitten are undefeated in their last 10 in all competitions (Won 7, Drawn 3).
- Away form: BATE Borisov are winless in their last 4 away games in all competitions (Drawn 3, Lost 1).
Basel-bound FC Sion Sitten are the clear favourites
FC Sion Sitten are priced up as the clear favorite at 1.21 to beat a BATE Borisov side that are 21/4 and the draw is 7.0 ahead of Thursday's clash at Stade Tourbillon. The Swiss side are undefeated in their last 10 in all competitions (Won 7, Drawn 3) and they come into this game on a huge high after demolishing Annecy FC 4-0 away from home last time out.
BATE have struggled of late with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 and they really needed a penalty shootout to get past Af Elbasani last time out after a 0-0 draw in the first-leg. The head-to-head is currently locked at 1-1 after one meeting in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, a 1-1 draw in BATE's backyard that means that the Belarusians will be fully aware of the challenge ahead.
Belarusians will try to block and counter
Sion's approach:
Didier Tholot's Sion play a high-tempo 4-2-3-1 system, which is built around vertical transition play, counter-pressing and overloading the flanks. The key to beating such a system is to be compact and try to force the opposition into playing through the middle of the field where their most dangerous players operate.
BATE's setup:
Vitali Rogozhkin sets up BATE to be a pragmatic 3-5-2/3-4-1-2, with wing-backs providing width in front of their back three and a central block of 3 or 4 players behind the ball. They're compact, good in transition and they can be a handful on the counter with a useful target man up front. The problem for BATE here is they are very weak going forward and if Sion can pin the wing-backs deep, their central control will have real joy.
Swiss can edge out a close match
Market view:
Sion are the more likely winners here as they have a young squad that is fresh and hungry, but BATE have some experience and will dig in. So the 1.21 odds on the hosts make little sense, while the Over 2.5 goals price is just 1.38 and BTTS-No is shorter than BTTS-Yes. The Over bet is there for the taking, but we're leaning towards a Sion win in the match result markets as it is easier for them to control this game.
Stats and players:
- Sion are 2 wins and 1 draw from 3 home games this season across all competitions, conceding just 2 goals.
- BATE are 3 draws and 1 defeat from 4 away, averaging 0.75 goals per game away from home.
- Rilind Nivokazi is Sion's primary outlet with 1 goal in 1 UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 game and he looks sharp in the box, so he's a good pick in the anytime goalscorer market.
- Egor Rusakov is BATE's main man with 1 goal in 3, so the away side have an outlet up top.
