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Competition: Belarus Pershaya Liga
Competition: Sat 09.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadyen GSK Junatstva (3000 seats)

Both Lida and Arsenal are yearning for points in this game, in spite of the away side holding a 35 point lead so far.

Insights:
  • Lida have the fewest points (6) at home in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the most scored goals (50) in Pershaya Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Lida form and stats

Lida's results here at Stadyen GSK Junatstva in the Pershaya Liga have been very modest with 0 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats. With twelve home Pershaya Liga games in a row without a win, the Lida fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Slonim game long ago, can be stopped today.

In their previous game, the manager S. Petrushevski led his Lida to a defeat in the Pershaya Liga match away at Krumkachy. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadyen GSK Junatstva. Lida were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Slonim.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lida here at Stadyen GSK Junatstva in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 12 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lida defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Arsenal form and stats

Arsenal have an excellent away record in the Pershaya Liga so far with 8-3-1 from 12 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Arsenal as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

D. Matyash (2) and D. Osipenko scored in Arsenal's previous match, the home game against Orsha that ended 3-2.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gomelzheldortrans at their stadium, the result 3-0.

Arsenal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 12 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Arsenal as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date past history between these contenders is the Arsenal - Lida 1-1 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Lida two wins, two draws and Arsenal zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ArsenalA. Kiyko
A. Kiyko
12 goals
ArsenalD. Matsiash
D. Matsiash
8 goals
ArsenalD. Osipenko
D. Osipenko
7 goals

Lida missing players

Arsenal missing players

Lida Arsenal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
3 0 0 Won W 2 8 16
9 6 2 Drew D 1 3 5
13 6 1 Lost L 0 1 3
25 7 1 Scored S 7 22 50
51 21 5 Conceded C 4 10 18
92% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 83%
56% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 54%
44% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 25% 33%
16% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
60% 58% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 46%
12% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 42%
36% 42% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 17%
 
4.3 4.3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.9 5.3
6.7 7.5 8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.2 4.2
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.9 1.3
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7 7.2 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 8.1 7.8
2.9 3 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 3.5
37% 21% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 62% 61%
Key stats in Pershaya Liga this season:
  • Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arsenal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Arsenal have scored at least twice as many goals away as Lida have scored home.
  • Arsenal have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the most points (27) away in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the most scored goals (50) in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal have the the best goal difference (+32) in Pershaya Liga
  • Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Arsenal is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Lida have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lida have the fewest points (6) at home in Pershaya Liga
  • Lida have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Pershaya Liga
  • Lida have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in Pershaya Liga
  • Lida have yet to win a game at home.

  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 24 16 5 3 50 18 12 8 2 2 28 8 12 8 3 1 22 10 32 53
2 Belshina 25 14 5 6 47 31 13 9 2 2 29 12 12 5 3 4 18 19 16 47
3 Krumkachy 24 13 5 6 46 22 13 10 1 2 32 10 11 3 4 4 14 12 24 44
4 Dnepr Mogilev 25 11 8 6 47 30 13 7 4 2 32 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 17 41
5 Volna 25 11 6 8 37 34 12 5 1 6 19 21 13 6 5 2 18 13 3 39
6 Gomelzheldortrans 25 10 8 7 39 29 12 5 4 3 23 16 13 5 4 4 16 13 10 38
7 Naftan 25 10 7 8 39 37 13 6 3 4 22 18 12 4 4 4 17 19 2 37
8 Shakhtyor Petrikov 25 9 4 12 35 47 12 3 3 6 12 20 13 6 1 6 23 27 -12 31
9 Orsha 25 7 5 13 34 49 12 3 4 5 14 19 13 4 1 8 20 30 -15 26
10 Baranovichi 25 5 5 15 25 54 12 3 4 5 14 25 13 2 1 10 11 29 -29 20
11 Lida 25 3 9 13 25 51 12 0 6 6 7 21 13 3 3 7 18 30 -26 18
12 Slonim 25 3 7 15 24 46 13 2 3 8 10 20 12 1 4 7 14 26 -22 16

Read more about Pershaya Liga

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.