Pershaya Liga match prediction and preview for Gomelzheldortrans vs Smorgon clash

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Competition: Belarus Pershaya Liga
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Gomelzheldortrans in 5th and Smorgon in 6th place.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Gomelzheldortrans form and stats

Overall Pershaya Liga stats at home this season for Gomelzheldortrans are 4-5-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Gomelzheldortrans lost their last game at Slonim (placed 7th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Lida that was lost 2-3.

The Gomelzheldortrans fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. Gomelzheldortrans's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Smorgon form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pershaya Liga travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Smorgon might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gomel proved too strong as Smorgon slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadyen Junatstva. A 1-2 defeat away at Khimik Svetlogorsk before that.

After this away game Smorgon return home for a Pershaya Liga game against Naftan. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Smorgon as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Smorgon - Gomelzheldortrans 1-2 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Gomelzheldortrans victories, two draws and three Smorgon wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Gomelzheldortrans missing players

Smorgon missing players

Gomelzheldortrans Smorgon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 21
9 4 1 Won W 2 4 8
6 5 1 Drew D 1 4 6
7 2 1 Lost L 0 3 7
40 21 4 Scored S 2 10 24
37 13 3 Conceded C 0 9 19
95% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 82% 90%
86% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 45% 62%
59% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 29%
50% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 14%
41% 36% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 10%
59% 55% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 43%
27% 45% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 45% 43%
18% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 2.8
7 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
190 81 28 Total Shots T S 19 51 155
84 35 8 Shots on Target S O 6 20 71
46% 57% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 28%
Key stats in Pershaya Liga this season:
  • Gomelzheldortrans have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Smorgon have scored away.
  • Smorgon has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Pershaya Liga
  • Smorgon has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Pershaya Liga
  • Smorgon has the most matches under the total-line (14) in Pershaya Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sputnik 20 14 4 2 36 13 11 9 1 1 23 9 9 5 3 1 13 4 23 46
2 Gomel 22 14 5 3 49 18 12 7 2 3 25 13 10 7 3 0 24 5 31 42
3 Krumkachy 21 12 4 5 38 23 10 7 2 1 18 8 11 5 2 4 20 15 15 40
4 Arsenal 22 10 7 5 34 24 11 7 3 1 23 11 11 3 4 4 11 13 10 37
5 Gomelzheldortrans 22 9 6 7 40 37 11 4 5 2 21 13 11 5 1 5 19 24 3 33
6 Smorgon 21 8 6 7 24 19 10 4 2 4 14 10 11 4 4 3 10 9 5 30
7 Slonim 22 8 5 9 20 25 11 5 3 3 12 10 11 3 2 6 8 15 -5 29
8 Lida 22 8 6 8 32 33 11 5 3 3 17 12 11 3 3 5 15 21 -1 27
9 Oshmyany 22 6 8 8 33 30 11 3 5 3 18 15 11 3 3 5 15 15 3 26
10 Volna 21 7 4 10 35 41 11 3 3 5 20 22 10 4 1 5 15 19 -6 25
11 Orsha 22 5 6 11 20 32 12 3 3 6 10 17 10 2 3 5 10 15 -12 18
12 Granit 22 4 4 14 19 42 11 3 2 6 10 14 11 1 2 8 9 28 -23 16
13 Naftan 21 7 6 8 29 38 10 4 2 4 14 15 11 3 4 4 15 23 -9 12
14 Khimik Svetlogorsk 22 2 3 17 12 46 9 2 1 6 8 19 13 0 2 11 4 27 -34 0

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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.