National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Traktor Minsk or Slonim that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Traktor Minsk nor Slonim as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Traktor Minsk form and stats
Action has already taken place for Traktor Minsk in Belarusian Cup as they have defeated BFSO Dinamo and Uni Minsk to reach the 2nd Round. Last season, Traktor's Belarusian Cup journey ended in the 1st round.In their previous game, the manager Firanchuk led his Traktor Minsk to a defeat away at BFSO Dinamo. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadyen Škol'nyj.
Before that, Traktor Minsk had a Second Division - Minsk Region home game versus Uni Minsk which ended with a victory 2-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for Traktor as they have a new game in only four days, a Second Division - Minsk Region match thankfully also at home. Tarpeda are visiting.
Slonim form and stats
Slonim was sent out of Belarusian Cup in the 2nd round last season.Playing away, Slonim have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the First Division this season.
Slonim might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Vitebsk proved too strong as Slonim slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadyen Yunatstva.
A 0-1 defeat away at Volna before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The First Division trip to Zhodino Yuzhnoe.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Yakudi 4 goals | M. Lotysh 2 goals | A. Puzach 1 goals |
Traktor Minsk missing players
Slonim missing players
| Traktor Minsk | Slonim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 65 | 32 | Scored | S | 18 | 32 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 47 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 75% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 58% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 42% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 62% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 21% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 12% | ||
| 17% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 300% | 145% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| 2 | Baranovichi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Gomelzheldortrans | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Dnepr Mogilev | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | MKK-Dnepr | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Volna | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Ostrovets | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Molodechno-DYuSSh 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Slonim | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 11 |
| 10 | Lida | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Vitebsk | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Zhodino Yuzhnoe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Orsha | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Bumprom | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 | Niva | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -11 | 6 |
| 16 | Shakhtyor Petrikov | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 17 | Osipovichy | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 4 |
