Ruh Brest will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind BATE.
Ruh Brest and BATE should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ruh Brest form and stats
Ruh Brest have played 8 Vysshaya Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadyen DASK Brestski.
Happy days for Brest in their previous game, a Vysshaya Liga match away at Ynergetyk-BDU (placed 4th) that ended with a 8-1 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dinamo Minsk in a game that was won 1-0.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Brest played a great game against Ynergetyk-BDU and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Artem Kontsevoj when beating Ynergetyk-BDU, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Brest aren't scoring a lot here at Stadyen DASK Brestski in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. From these home matches, Brest have conceded only 7 goals.
BATE form and stats
BATE, who have the most scored goals (19) away in Vysshaya Liga, have an excellent away record in the Vysshaya Liga so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games.
There were no winners in BATE's previous match, a Vysshaya Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Slavia (placed 11th). A loss against Ynergetyk-BDU was the result prior to that, in a home game.
BATE have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 8 away matches. BATE have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
BATE - Brest 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  P. Nekhajchik 7 goals | S. Dragun 5 goals | N. Milić 5 goals |
Ruh Brest missing players
BATE missing players
| Ruh Brest | BATE | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 30 |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 76% |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 53% |
| 18% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 18% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 41% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 47% |
| 41% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 201 | 97 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 90 | 202 |
| 76 | 35 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 45 | 89 |
| 30% | 20% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 34% |
- All of BATE's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- BATE has the most scored goals (19) away
- BATE has the most scored goals in the first half (15)
- BATE have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- BATE have scored at least twice as many goals away as Ruh Brest have scored home.
- BATE have scored in all their away matches so far.
- BATE haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ruh Brest has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Ruh Brest have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtyor | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | BATE | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Neman Grodno | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Dinamo Brest | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Dinamo Minsk | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Torpedo BelAZ | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Ruh Brest | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 9 | Isloch | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Vitebsk | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Slavia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Slutsk | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Gorodeya | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Minsk | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 15 | Smolevichy-STI | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Belshina | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -21 | 10 |