The visiting BATE side should be favourites in this visit to Vitebsk, as the away team holds a 30 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.
Vitebsk and BATE 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.
Vitebsk are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. BATE are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Vitebsk form and stats
Vitebsk have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Vitebsk will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Premier League game against Dnyapro (placed 12th). In the match before that, Vitebsk hosted Torpedo BelAZ and drew the game 0-0.
Vitebsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 attempts. Vitebsk have conceded 13 in these home matches.
BATE form and stats
BATE's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed BATE collect 27 points from their 13 away matches in the Premier League. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Isloch with 2-4 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Dnyapro.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for BATE, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
BATE are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: BATE - Vitebsk 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vitebsk won 2 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and BATE has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  S. Dragun 10 goals |  I. Stasevich 10 goals |  M. Skavysh 10 goals |
Vitebsk missing players
BATE missing players
| Vitebsk | BATE | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | 54 |
| 34 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 89% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 70% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 70% |
| 41% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 54% | 56% |
| 11% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 23% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 30% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 33% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 54% | 52% |
| 48% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- BATE have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- BATE have scored more than double the goals of Vitebsk.
| 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 Brest | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 45 | 68 |
| 2 | BATE | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 35 | 61 |
| 3 | Shakhtyor | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 56 |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 50 |
| 5 | Isloch | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Torpedo BelAZ | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Gorodeya | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 43 |
| 8 | Minsk | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -8 | 32 |
| 9 | Neman Grodno | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 32 |
| 10 | Slavia | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Vitebsk | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 31 |
| 12 | Dnyapro | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -21 | 27 |
| 14 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 37 | -20 | 23 |
| 15 | Gomel | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Tarpeda | 25 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 25 | -44 | 6 |