Here's what we know about the Smorgon - Gomel match:

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Competition: Belarus Pershaya Liga
Competition: Sat 24.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Smorgon have their presumed home advantage while Gomel are ahead 9 points in the Pershaya Liga table.

Smorgon and Gomel 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.

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Smorgon form and stats

Smorgon, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Pershaya Liga, have collected 14 points from their Pershaya Liga home games so far after 4-2-3.

Smorgon faced defeat in their previous match, away at Khimik Svetlogorsk (1-2). Before that, Smorgon had a home game versus Granit which ended with a victory 5-0.

Smorgon are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. Smorgon are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.

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Gomel form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (46) in Pershaya Liga, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Pershaya Liga. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Slavia game have they lost an away game, meaning Gomel has taken points from ten away matches in a row. Gomel have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

194 minutes! That's how long the Gomel goalkeeper Oleg Kovalyov and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Gomel go into this game after a win, the home game against Slonim that ended 3-0.

Gomel have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 21 goals from 9 away matches. The Gomel defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 9 games).

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Gomel - Smorgon 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Smorgon, three draws and five wins for Gomel. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

GomelA. Vaskov
A. Vaskov
11 goals
GomelD. Gomza
D. Gomza
8 goals
GomelN. Nekrasov
N. Nekrasov
5 goals

Smorgon missing players

Gomel missing players

Smorgon Gomel
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 1 Played P 4 9 21
8 4 0 Won W 3 6 13
6 2 1 Drew D 1 3 5
6 3 0 Lost L 0 0 3
23 13 1 Scored S 10 21 46
16 7 1 Conceded C 2 4 17
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
60% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
25% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 48%
10% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 22% 29%
10% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 19%
40% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 48%
45% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 56% 43%
25% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.8
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
145 94 8 Total Shots T S 14 74 204
66 46 2 Shots on Target S O 10 30 90
29% 28% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 57% 47%
Key stats in Pershaya Liga this season:
  • All of Gomel's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Gomel has the most points (21) away in Pershaya Liga
  • Gomel has the most scored goals (21) away in Pershaya Liga
  • Gomel has the most scored goals (46) in Pershaya Liga
  • Gomel has the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Pershaya Liga
  • Gomel has the the best goal difference (+17) away in Pershaya Liga
  • Gomel has the the best goal difference (+29) in Pershaya Liga
  • Gomel have not yet lost a game away.
  • Gomel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Gomel have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Gomel haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gomel is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Smorgon has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Pershaya Liga
  • Smorgon has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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
  • Smorgon haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Sputnik 20 14 4 2 36 13 11 9 1 1 23 9 9 5 3 1 13 4 23 46
2 Krumkachy 20 12 4 4 37 21 10 7 2 1 18 8 10 5 2 3 19 13 16 40
3 Gomel 21 13 5 3 46 17 12 7 2 3 25 13 9 6 3 0 21 4 29 39
4 Arsenal 20 9 7 4 32 22 11 7 3 1 23 11 9 2 4 3 9 11 10 34
5 Gomelzheldortrans 21 9 6 6 40 34 11 4 5 2 21 13 10 5 1 4 19 21 6 33
6 Smorgon 20 8 6 6 23 16 9 4 2 3 13 7 11 4 4 3 10 9 7 30
7 Oshmyany 21 6 7 8 33 30 10 3 4 3 18 15 11 3 3 5 15 15 3 25
8 Volna 21 7 4 10 35 41 11 3 3 5 20 22 10 4 1 5 15 19 -6 25
9 Lida 21 7 6 8 30 32 10 4 3 3 15 11 11 3 3 5 15 21 -2 24
10 Slonim 20 6 5 9 14 24 10 4 3 3 9 10 10 2 2 6 5 14 -10 23
11 Orsha 20 5 6 9 19 28 10 3 3 4 9 13 10 2 3 5 10 15 -9 18
12 Granit 21 4 4 13 18 40 10 3 2 5 9 12 11 1 2 8 9 28 -22 16
13 Naftan 19 5 6 8 25 36 9 3 2 4 12 14 10 2 4 4 13 22 -11 6
14 Khimik Svetlogorsk 21 2 2 17 12 46 9 2 1 6 8 19 12 0 1 11 4 27 -34 -1

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.