Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Torpedo BelAZ - 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.
Torpedo BelAZ form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 7 Vysshaya Liga games here for Torpedo BelAZ. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
A nice win for Torpedo last time playing, versus Vitebsk. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Gabriel Ramos da Penha scoring for the victors. Before that, Torpedo BelAZ played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Isloch.
Torpedo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Torpedo BelAZ are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Shakhtyor form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Shakhtyor, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Vysshaya Liga, playing as the away team in the Vysshaya Liga this season. Things are running smoothly for Shakhtyor who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Slutsk. Visiting Shakhtyor has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Shakhtyor has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Minsk for a Vysshaya Liga game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Ruh Brest.
Shakhtyor have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Shakhtyor's manager Y. Vernydub has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Shakhtyor - Torpedo 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Torpedo BelAZ, one draw and six wins for Shakhtyor. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Lisakovich 7 goals |  G. Ramos da Penha 6 goals | V. Gorbachik 5 goals |
Torpedo BelAZ missing players
Shakhtyor missing players
| Torpedo BelAZ | Shakhtyor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 80% |
| 60% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 60% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 47% | 57% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 67% |
| 33% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 27% |
| 4.4 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 6 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 166 | 91 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 89 | 199 |
| 56 | 31 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 38 | 84 |
| 34% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 21% | 25% |
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals (7)
- Shakhtyor has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Shakhtyor has the most clean sheets (10)
- Shakhtyor has the most clean sheets (5) away
- Shakhtyor has the the best goal difference (+14)
- Shakhtyor have not yet lost a game away.
- Shakhtyor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Torpedo BelAZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Torpedo BelAZ have won significantly more corners at 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 | BATE | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Neman Grodno | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Shakhtyor | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 5 | Dinamo Brest | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Torpedo BelAZ | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Dinamo Minsk | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 8 | Isloch | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitebsk | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Slavia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Ruh Brest | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Slutsk | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Gorodeya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 | Minsk | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 14 |
| 15 | Smolevichy-STI | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Belshina | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -22 | 6 |