Dinamo Minsk will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Shakhtyor.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Dinamo Minsk form and stats
Overall Vysshaya Liga stats at home this season for Dinamo Minsk are 3-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).
The home team returns to Stadyen Dynama after being equal after 90 minutes with Vitebsk (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Vysshaya Liga game ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Isloch in a game that was won 1-0.
The Dinamo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. From these home matches, Dinamo Minsk have conceded only 3 goals.
Shakhtyor form and stats
As the visiting team in Vysshaya Liga matches, Shakhtyor, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Vysshaya Liga, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.
The Shakhtyor goalkeeper Aleksandr Gutor is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 495 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Darko Bodul, Dmitri Podstrelov (2) and Roman Begunov scored in Shakhtyor's previous match, the home game against Belshina that ended 4-0. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Slavia.
As mentioned above, Shakhtyor was the only team on the pitch versus Belshina in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Shakhtyor have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Shakhtyor are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 0 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Dinamo, six draws and two wins for Shakhtyor. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Bakhar 4 goals | Y. Schikavko 4 goals |  D. Podstrelov 4 goals |
Dinamo Minsk missing players
Shakhtyor missing players
| Dinamo Minsk | Shakhtyor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 50% | 70% |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 6.7 | 8.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | 59 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 61 | 138 |
| 51 | 31 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 26 | 60 |
| 25% | 19% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 15% | 25% |
- Dinamo Minsk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Minsk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dinamo Minsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals (0) away
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals (3)
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1)
- Shakhtyor has the most clean sheets (4) away
- Shakhtyor has the most clean sheets (8)
- Shakhtyor has the most scored goals in the second half (11)
- Shakhtyor have not yet conceded a single goal in all their away games.
- Shakhtyor have not yet lost a game away.
- Shakhtyor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtyor have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | BATE | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | Torpedo BelAZ | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Shakhtyor | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| 5 | Slutsk | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Isloch | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Ruh Brest | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Dinamo Brest | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Vitebsk | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Dinamo Minsk | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Slavia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Gorodeya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Neman Grodno | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Minsk | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Smolevichy-STI | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Belshina | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 3 |