A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Shakhtyor fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Ruh Brest's 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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.
Shakhtyor form and stats
Shakhtyor, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Vysshaya Liga, have played 7 Vysshaya Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Shakhtyor has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadyen Budaŭnik. We remember; it was Slutsk.
Shakhtyor drew their last game, 2-2 away at BATE (placed 1st). Ahead of that match, Shakhtyor won a home game hosting Ynergetyk-BDU (1-0).
Dmitri Podstrelov was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against BATE after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The Shakhtyor fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Shakhtyor have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Ruh Brest form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Vysshaya Liga travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Brest has drawn their two previous away games.
Brest's previous game was their home loss versus Vitebsk (0-1). A 1-1 draw at Isloch's stadium before that.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Brest have scored 7 goals in 7 league games away. It's not easy to score on Brest as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  V. Lisakovich 6 goals | D. Podstrelov 5 goals |  D. Bodul 2 goals |
Shakhtyor missing players
Ruh Brest missing players
| Shakhtyor | Ruh Brest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 77% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 77% |
| 54% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 77% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 46% |
| 6 | 6.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 168 | 92 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 85 | 160 |
| 70 | 38 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 29 | 55 |
| 27% | 32% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 18% |
- Ruh Brest has the fewest matches over the total-line (3)
- Ruh Brest has the most matches under the total-line (10)
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Shakhtyor has the most clean sheets (10)
- Shakhtyor has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Shakhtyor has the the best goal difference (+14)
- Shakhtyor has the the best goal difference (+9) at home
- Shakhtyor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shakhtyor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Shakhtyor | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Dinamo Brest | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Torpedo BelAZ | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Neman Grodno | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Dinamo Minsk | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Isloch | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Vitebsk | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Slutsk | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Ruh Brest | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Slavia | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Gorodeya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Minsk | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Smolevichy-STI | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | Belshina | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -17 | 6 |