BATE and Naftan shared the points in a 2:2 draw during the 22nd round of the Premier League on 13 September 2026. The result leaves BATE in thirteenth place with twenty-one points while Naftan sit sixteenth on eleven.
Neskoromny opened the scoring for BATE in the thirteenth minute, and Puerto equalised for Naftan thirty-eight minutes in. The first half turned at forty-two when Adamovich went off for a yellow card and Varaksa missed a penalty for the hosts. Substitutions came for both sides at the break, with Dubovskiy and Puerto among those replaced.
Aymanov restored parity from the spot in the fifty-ninth minute, and Stefanishin put Naftan ahead with sixty-three. BATE pressed for a response but could not find the net. There were more changes in the final quarter, with Angban, Varaksa, Yakovlev, Pranovich and Lebedev all brought on as the game entered its closing stages.
BATE enjoyed fifty-four per cent possession but managed only four shots on target, while Naftan recorded five with forty-six per cent of the ball. Both sides hit the same accuracy rate of fifty per cent, though Naftan had more attempts overall. The hosts earned eight corners to Naftan's four, and neither team saw a red card.
BATE remain on eighteen points after twenty-one games, their record of three wins and nine draws offering little comfort. Naftan have played one match more and sit on eleven points after two victories and five draws. Both sides have shown little movement in recent weeks, with BATE drawing three of their last five and Naftan losing four of those same outings.
We had backed BATE at fifty-six per cent confidence, but Naftan's composure from the penalty spot and their willingness to attack changed the match. And here's the thing — the hosts missed their chance to build a cushion, and by then the visitors had sensed blood.