A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Isloch and Shakhtyor know what's at stake in this second leg of the Belarusian Cup Semi-finals clash.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Isloch and Shakhtyor.
Isloch form and stats
Isloch participated in Belarusian Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Dinamo Brest.2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Vysshaya Liga numbers at home for Isloch so far this season. This match is a Belarusian Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition. The Isloch manager A. Radkov might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Preceding that match was a Vysshaya Liga defeat to BATE (1-4).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Dinamo Minsk are coming to town in four days.
Isloch are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Isloch have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Shakhtyor form and stats
Shakhtyor's mission in Belarusian Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Dinamo Brest.Shakhtyor are yet to lose a point on their Vysshaya Liga travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Total Belarusian Cup statistics for Shakhtyor: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Things are running smoothly for Shakhtyor who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Dinamo Minsk. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Shakhtyor's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Slavia game.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Ruh Brest in the Vysshaya Liga.
A new game in only four days for Shakhtyor, the Vysshaya Liga home match versus BATE. Busy days.
It's early days yet, but Shakhtyor has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Isloch and Shakhtyor have met before this season: Shakhtyor - Isloch 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Isloch victories, one draw and seven Shakhtyor wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Darboe 8 goals |  D. Komarovski 5 goals | D. Yusov 3 goals |
Isloch missing players
Shakhtyor missing players
| Isloch | Shakhtyor | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 50 | ||
| 49 | 26 | Conceded | C | 18 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.1 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 11 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 53% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | BATE | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Dinamo Brest | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Ruh Brest | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Gomel | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Isloch | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Torpedo BelAZ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Vitebsk | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Minsk | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Slutsk | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Slavia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 14 | Smorgon | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -12 | 4 |
| 15 | Neman Grodno | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 3 |