Naftan vs Khimik Svetlogorsk: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Belarus First Division
Date: Sat 23.November
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Atlant Stadium (5300 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Atlant Stadium clash with Khimik Svetlogorsk, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the First Division table.

Naftan and Khimik Svetlogorsk should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Naftan are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Khimik Svetlogorsk have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 11th place no matter what happens.

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Naftan form and stats

The story so far in the First Division for Naftan at their home stadium (Atlant Stadium) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats.

The Naftan goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 217 minutes without conceding a goal.

Happy days for Naftan in their previous game, a First Division match away at Orsha (placed 10th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Naftan won a home game hosting Baranovichi (3-0).

A decent goal production from Naftan in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. Naftan have conceded 20 from these games.

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Khimik Svetlogorsk form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Khimik Svetlogorsk so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

The manager S. Petrushevski was unhappy after their last game, a First Division match played at their home ground Atlant Stadium. Khimik Svetlogorsk suffered a 0-1 loss to Baranovichi (placed 15th). A 1-6 defeat away at Gomelzheldortrans before that.

The attacking power of Khimik Svetlogorsk when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Khimik Svetlogorsk's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 37 goals in 13 travels.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Khimik Svetlogorsk - Naftan 0-4 earlier this season. Naftan-Khimik Svetlogorsk H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Naftan 2 wins, Khimik Svetlogorsk 0 wins, 1 draw. 2 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

NaftanD. Tamelo
D. Tamelo
11 goals
NaftanA. Kleschenok
A. Kleschenok
8 goals
NaftanA. Krasiy
A. Krasiy
6 goals

Naftan missing players

Khimik Svetlogorsk missing players

Naftan Khimik Svetlogorsk
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
12 4 2 Won W 0 1 7
8 7 2 Drew D 0 3 5
7 2 0 Lost L 4 9 15
53 24 10 Scored S 2 8 23
40 20 2 Conceded C 24 37 54
89% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
89% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 67%
81% 77% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 56%
48% 62% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 54% 37%
22% 31% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 23% 11%
67% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 30%
26% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 30%
19% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 52%
 
3.2 4.4 6 Corners For (avg) C F 2 1.8 1.4
3 3 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 3 2.1
1.4 1.5 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.3 0.8 0.6
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Khimik Svetlogorsk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Khimik Svetlogorsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Khimik Svetlogorsk have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Naftan have created more than twice as many corners as Khimik Svetlogorsk.
  • Naftan have scored more than double the goals of Khimik Svetlogorsk.
  • Naftan have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Belshina 27 20 5 2 72 21 14 10 2 2 41 13 13 10 3 0 31 8 51 65
2 Smolevichy-STI 27 19 6 2 59 14 14 9 4 1 29 10 13 10 2 1 30 4 45 63
3 Ruh Brest 27 15 10 2 63 24 13 7 4 2 29 12 14 8 6 0 34 12 39 55
4 Gomelzheldortrans 27 17 4 6 59 23 13 11 0 2 33 8 14 6 4 4 26 15 36 55
5 Naftan 27 12 8 7 53 40 13 4 7 2 24 20 14 8 1 5 29 20 13 44
6 Sputnik 27 13 5 9 44 34 14 7 3 4 24 19 13 6 2 5 20 15 10 44
7 Lida 27 11 8 8 41 31 13 7 3 3 23 12 14 4 5 5 18 19 10 41
8 Krumkachy 27 11 7 9 40 36 13 5 3 5 20 22 14 6 4 4 20 14 4 40
9 Granit 28 9 8 11 38 41 14 5 6 3 21 22 14 4 2 8 17 19 -3 35
10 Orsha 27 9 4 14 32 53 14 4 3 7 11 22 13 5 1 7 21 31 -21 31
11 Khimik Svetlogorsk 27 7 5 15 23 54 14 6 2 6 15 17 13 1 3 9 8 37 -31 26
12 Slonim 27 4 9 14 17 45 14 4 3 7 12 22 13 0 6 7 5 23 -28 21
13 Volna 27 4 6 17 27 48 14 3 2 9 18 27 13 1 4 8 9 21 -21 18
14 Smorgon 27 4 6 17 26 61 13 2 4 7 12 21 14 2 2 10 14 40 -35 18
15 Baranovichi 27 1 3 23 10 79 13 0 1 12 5 40 14 1 2 11 5 39 -69 6

Read more about First Division

The Belarusian First League is the second division of football in Belarus. The season runs from April to November and has usually has 16 teams playing 30 fixtures each to create the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while the bottom team is relegated.