Vysshaya Liga Women match prediction and match guide for the Minsk FK W vs Smorgon W clash

Minsk FK W have less rest than Smorgon W in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Vysshaya Liga Women game only four days ago. It's no vacation for neither Minsk nor Smorgon W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups. That game was an away game at Dnepr Mogilev W, so at least Minsk FK W are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

Minsk FK W form and stats

Minsk FK W have been very solid at home in the Vysshaya Liga Women so far, with 21 points collected from 7 matches (7-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Minsk has won five games in a row. The Dinamo-BGU W match was the last time out without a victory.

The Minsk FK W goalkeeper Alena Belyaeva is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 252 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vysshaya Liga Women.

A strong away win for Minsk FK W against Dnepr Mogilev W the last match, as Benkevich, Khotyreva, Nabirye, Korobanko, Surovtseva (2) and Bohdan were on target. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Minsk FK W played a great game against Dnepr Mogilev W and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Surovtseva, having scored in six consecutive matches.

Before that match, a home win hosting Zorka-BDU W in the Women's Cup.

It should be considered that a look at the 13 most recent league games reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Minsk always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadion FK Minsk with 55 goals in 7 league games.

Smorgon W form and stats

Playing away, Smorgon W have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Vysshaya Liga Women this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Smorgon W, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Smorgon W failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Dinamo-BGU W (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-7. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Smorgon lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-7 beating and focus on this one.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Bobruichanka W with the score of 2-0.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this side's 14 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

Smorgon W have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 7 away matches. Smorgon W can't defend away. 22 goals have been scored by the opposition in 7 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The 5 most recent fixtures featuring these sides have all finished as Minsk wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.

This was the result when the squads met earlier this campaign; Smorgon W - Minsk FK W 0-4. Khotyreva loves to face Smorgon W and have scored 6 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

M. Surovtseva 37 goals

Y. Khotyreva 11 goals

P. Lamanna 9 goals

Minsk FK W missing players

Smorgon W missing players