Ivatsevichi fights BGU Minsk in Second Division battle

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Competition: Belarus Second Division
Competition: Fri 04.September
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ivatsevichi are in the 7th position while the guesting BGU Minsk worry at 9th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Ivatsevichi form and stats

Ivatsevichi have played 6 Second Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Ivatsevichi enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kronon's place. The match ended 5-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Baranovichi that was lost 0-4.

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Ivatsevichi played a great game against Kronon and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Ivatsevichi are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 6 games). Ivatsevichi have conceded 11 from these games.

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BGU Minsk form and stats

There's been little loot from BGU Minsk's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Second Division. BGU Minsk only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. Recent form does not give Minsk much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ivatsevichi will be a tough nut to crack.

A 1-3 loss hosting Baranovichi before that.

The Minsk manager A. Fursa has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 league matches. BGU Minsk are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 17 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the BGU Minsk - Ivatsevichi 0-1 earlier this season.

Ivatsevichi missing players

BGU Minsk missing players

Ivatsevichi BGU Minsk
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 3 7 15
6 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
7 3 0 Lost L 2 5 11
35 15 9 Scored S 13 17 30
34 11 1 Conceded C 5 20 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 83% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 57% 60%
50% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 43% 40%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 67%
29% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
21% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 27%
 
5.2 5.2 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.8 4.2
5.2 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5 5.3
1.7 2.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
142 86 44 Total Shots T S 30 38 119
68 42 22 Shots on Target S O 19 22 61
40% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 63% 73% 48%
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • All of BGU Minsk's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Ivatsevichi's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • BGU Minsk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • BGU Minsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • BGU Minsk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • BGU Minsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ivatsevichi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ivatsevichi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Baranovichi 14 12 1 1 59 12 10 8 1 1 47 8 4 4 0 0 12 4 47 37
2 DYuSSh-3 Pinsk 15 11 3 1 52 14 8 7 1 0 37 6 7 4 2 1 15 8 38 36
3 Molodechno-DYuSSh 4 14 9 3 2 41 16 5 5 0 0 19 2 9 4 3 2 22 14 25 30
4 Dinamo Malorita 14 9 2 3 48 22 7 4 1 2 29 10 7 5 1 1 19 12 26 29
5 Meliorator Zhitkovichi 15 7 2 6 24 23 7 3 2 2 11 9 8 4 0 4 13 14 1 23
5 Neman-Agro 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 FC Ostrovets 15 6 2 7 29 23 8 3 2 3 18 12 7 3 0 4 11 11 6 20
7 Ivatsevichi 14 6 1 7 35 34 6 2 1 3 15 11 8 4 0 4 20 23 1 19
8 Pershiy Regien 14 4 2 8 14 48 7 3 1 3 9 25 7 1 1 5 5 23 -34 14
9 Kronon 6 0 2 4 6 12 3 0 1 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 2 6 -6 2
9 BGU Minsk 15 3 1 11 30 38 8 2 0 6 13 18 7 1 1 5 17 20 -8 10
10 Chayka Zelva 15 0 2 13 8 79 7 0 1 6 6 20 8 0 1 7 2 59 -71 2

Read more about Second Division

The Belarusian Second League is the third highest tier of Belarusian football. It has 16 teams playing a season from April to November, each team playing 30 fixtures. The two top teams of the league table are promoted. The format of the division has varied throughout the years.