National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gomelzheldortrans or Arsenal that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Gomelzheldortrans form and stats
Last season, Gomelzheldortrans's Belarusian Cup journey ended in the round of 32.Gomelzheldortrans are steadily winning First Division games and points here at Stadyen Lakamatyu. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
The Gomelzheldortrans fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host MKK-Dnepr and win 4-1. Gomelzheldortrans decided the match against MKK-Dnepr in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (4-1) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Slonim and winning 2-1.Gomelzheldortrans are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (23 goals in 8 games).
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal was sent out of Belarusian Cup in the round of 16 last season.Arsenal have an excellent away record in the First Division so far with 4-2-0 from 6 games.
Levkovets (2), Mikhaylov and Zhulpa scored in Arsenal's previous match, the home game against FC Ostrovets that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Arsenal was the only team on the pitch versus FC Ostrovets in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A 2-2 draw at MKK-Dnepr's stadium before that.{12 goals} so far away for Arsenal, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 6 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - one - three (Gomelzheldortrans wins - draws - Arsenal wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Butsko 12 goals | A. Yanchenko 7 goals |   A. Levkovets 7 goals |
Gomelzheldortrans missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Gomelzheldortrans | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 62 | 28 | Scored | S | 15 | 40 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.8 | ||
| 137% | 153% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 162% | 119% | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 4.8 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Gomelzheldortrans | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Vitebsk | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Baranovichi | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Dnepr Mogilev | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | Volna | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Molodechno-DYuSSh 4 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | MKK-Dnepr | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 22 |
| 9 | Zhodino Yuzhnoe | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | FC Ostrovets | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Niva | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Lida | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Orsha | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Bumprom | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Slonim | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Shakhtyor Petrikov | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -28 | 5 |
| 17 | Osipovichy | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -27 | 4 |
