Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vitebsk & Slutsk face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Belarusian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Vitebsk form and stats
Last season their Belarusian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Neman Grodno.The story so far in the First Division for Vitebsk at their home stadium (Stadyen Central'ny Vitsyebski) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Vitebsk's previous fixture was a Belarusian Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 versus Ynergetyk-BDU. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Bumprom.Vitebsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. From these home matches, Vitebsk have conceded only 5 goals.
Slutsk form and stats
Slutsk's mission in Belarusian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Slutsk have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Vysshaya Liga, after 0-1-5 (6 played).
Two away games in a row for Slutsk, whose coach Gurinovich could celebrate last time after the Belarusian Cup win against Volna.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Gomel.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Slutsk have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vitebsk-Slutsk H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vitebsk five wins, Slutsk two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Vardanyan 8 goals |  V. Davydov 7 goals |  Z. Chervyakov 3 goals |
Vitebsk missing players
Slutsk missing players
| Vitebsk | Slutsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 13 | Scored | S | 6 | 25 | ||
| 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||
| 125% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 125% | 550% | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dinamo Minsk | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Neman Grodno | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Torpedo BelAZ | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | BATE | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Isloch | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Slavia | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Minsk | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Slutsk | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Gomel | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Smorgon | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 11 | Dinamo Brest | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 12 | Naftan | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 8 |
| 13 | Belshina | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -19 | -2 |
| 14 | Shakhtyor | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -6 |
| 15 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -8 | -10 |
