Football betting preview: SMI Autotrans vs CIST

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for SMI Autotrans and CIST.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting CIST have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 2-1-4 (win-draw-loss) from seven matches.

SMI Autotrans form and stats

SMI Autotrans have collected seven points from their first three games here at Stadyen FLC Oktyabrsky, a promising start.

SMI Autotrans's last game was hosting CIST and winning 3-2. Ahead of that match, SMI Autotrans lost 0-6 at home to Smorgon.

SMI Autotrans are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 4 goals in 3 matches. SMI Autotrans are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadyen FLC Oktyabrsky, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

CIST form and stats

The seven points CIST have gathered from their first three away trips is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Three has not been a lucky number for CIST as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Neman-Agro match.

Two away games in a row for CIST, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus SMI Autotrans in the Second Division. The game before that, in the Belarusian Cup, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Lida.

With an average of more than two away goals per game, CIST are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on CIST as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): SMI Autotrans 0 wins, 0 draws and CIST 2 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.

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