Second Division match prediction and preview for MKK-Dnepr vs Zhlobin clash

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Competition: Belarus Second Division
Competition: Fri 21.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadyen DYuSSh-1 (7000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Second Division, MKK-Dnepr holding 8th place and Zhlobin lying 10th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

MKK-Dnepr's stadium, Stadyen DYuSSh-1, has a grass surface. Zhlobin have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Zhlobin when playing on grass; 13 wins, 2 draws and 13 losses from 28 matches. They have scored 52 goals in these games and conceded 66.

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MKK-Dnepr form and stats

MKK-Dnepr's struggle is real here at Stadyen DYuSSh-1 with only 5 points collected from 6 Second Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-3.

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

The match schedule is unforgiving for MKK-Dnepr as they have a new game in only four days, a Second Division match thankfully also at home. Shakhtyor Petrikov are visiting.

MKK-Dnepr are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadyen DYuSSh-1 in their league games, having scored an impressive 15 goals in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the MKK-Dnepr defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Zhlobin form and stats

There's been little loot from Zhlobin's travels as they have only collected 0 points from 6 away games in the Second Division. Zhlobin, who have the most conceded goals (64) in Second Division, only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. The manager V. Blagodarov is not happy with the away performances in the Second Division so far, as all 6 matches have been lost. Bitter travels for Zhlobin as they have lost nine games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Molodechno-DYuSSh 4 match.

Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Polotsk's place.

Goals are few and far between in Zhlobin's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. There are big problems for the Zhlobin defense as they have conceded 48 goals in 6 away games.

Head 2 Head

Zhlobin - MKK-Dnepr 3-4 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one MKK-Dnepr victory, zero draws and four Zhlobin wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

MKK-Dnepr missing players

Zhlobin missing players

MKK-Dnepr Zhlobin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
3 1 1 Won W 0 0 2
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
6 3 0 Lost L 1 6 10
25 15 11 Scored S 1 3 10
30 11 1 Conceded C 5 48 64
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
67% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 85%
58% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 69%
33% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 67% 46%
75% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 46%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 46%
 
5.4 4.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.5 3.5
5.4 3.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 7.5 6.8
1.4 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
89 46 0 Total Shots T S 17 35 59
36 17 0 Shots on Target S O 6 10 22
28% 24% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 20% 23%
Key stats in Second Division this season:
  • All of Zhlobin's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • MKK-Dnepr have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • MKK-Dnepr have scored more than double the goals of Zhlobin.
  • MKK-Dnepr have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • MKK-Dnepr haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Zhlobin has the fewest scored goals (10)
  • Zhlobin has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
  • Zhlobin has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
  • Zhlobin has the most conceded goals (48) away
  • Zhlobin has the most conceded goals (64)
  • Zhlobin has the most conceded goals in the second half (36)
  • Zhlobin has the the worst goal difference (-45) away
  • Zhlobin has the the worst goal difference (-54)
  • Zhlobin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Zhlobin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Zhlobin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zhlobin have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Zhlobin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zhlobin haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Zhlobin is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dnepr Mogilev 12 12 0 0 68 7 6 6 0 0 40 4 6 6 0 0 28 3 61 36
2 Shakhtyor Petrikov 12 9 1 2 48 13 7 5 1 1 34 7 5 4 0 1 14 6 35 28
3 Gorki 13 7 3 3 26 12 6 3 1 2 10 7 7 4 2 1 16 5 14 24
4 Osipovichy 12 7 1 4 26 20 6 4 0 2 12 10 6 3 1 2 14 10 6 22
5 Viktoriya Maryina Horka 13 6 4 3 29 25 6 3 2 1 15 7 7 3 2 2 14 18 4 22
6 Bumprom 12 5 2 5 18 23 6 3 0 3 12 17 6 2 2 2 6 6 -5 17
7 SMI Autotrans 13 5 1 7 30 38 6 3 1 2 19 14 7 2 0 5 11 24 -8 16
8 MKK-Dnepr 12 3 3 6 25 30 6 1 2 3 15 11 6 2 1 3 10 19 -5 12
9 Polotsk 13 2 1 10 20 52 6 2 1 3 18 16 7 0 0 7 2 36 -32 7
10 Zhlobin 13 2 1 10 10 64 7 2 1 4 7 16 6 0 0 6 3 48 -54 7
11 Energosbyt-BSATU 13 1 3 9 19 35 7 1 1 5 9 19 6 0 2 4 10 16 -16 6

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.