National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's MKK-Dnepr or Vitebsk that keep their silverware dream alive.
Vitebsk could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Vysshaya Liga game only four sleeps ago.
MKK-Dnepr form and stats
Last season their Belarusian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The complete First Division results playing at home this season for MKK-Dnepr are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in MKK-Dnepr's previous game, also at home. Visiting Orsha travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Krasnov was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Orsha after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
In the game before, an away victory in the First Division match versus Osipovichy with a 3-0 scoreline.MKK-Dnepr aren't scoring a lot here at Stadyen DYuSSh-1 in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Vitebsk form and stats
Vitebsk's mission in Belarusian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Vitebsk have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Vysshaya Liga, after 0-2-4 (6 played).
Vitebsk are looking to quickly end their 200 minutes long goal drought in the Vysshaya Liga.
Vitebsk failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Torpedo BelAZ that ended with defeat 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Shakhtyor's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Vysshaya Liga trip to Slutsk.
The attacking power of Vitebsk when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Vitebsk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (MKK-Dnepr wins - draws - Vitebsk wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Krasnov 5 goals | S. Melnik 3 goals |  N. Baranok 2 goals |
MKK-Dnepr missing players
Vitebsk missing players
| MKK-Dnepr | Vitebsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 62 | 25 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 120% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtyor Petrikov | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 19 |
| 2 | Naftan | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 19 |
| 3 | FC Ostrovets | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Volna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | MKK-Dnepr | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Gomelzheldortrans | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | Smorgon | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Baranovichi | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Orsha | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
| 10 | Molodechno-DYuSSh 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 11 | Lida | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | Osipovichy | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
| 13 | Slonim | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -19 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | BATE | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Shakhtyor | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Minsk | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Isloch | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Neman Grodno | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Slavia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Slutsk | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Gomel | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Belshina | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Torpedo BelAZ | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Vitebsk | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 14 | Dnepr Mogilev | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 5 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 |
| 16 | Dinamo Brest | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 4 |
