Arsenal are leaning on their home fans to aid them during this meeting with Minsk. Who triumphs at Futbol'nyy Manezh Botsor?
- Arsenal have the fewest scored goals (16) in Vysshaya Liga
- Minsk have scored more than double the goals of Arsenal.
This promises to be an absorbing match with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal's struggle is real here at Futbol'nyy Manezh Botsor with only 9 points collected from 12 Vysshaya Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-7.
It's back home for Arsenal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ynergetyk-BDU away with the result 1-0. A big relief, as that was the first three points in the league after going winless in eight fixtures in a row.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Neman Grodno.There will be little rest for Arsenal after this match as they are travelling to Shakhtyor for a Vysshaya Liga game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arsenal here at Futbol'nyy Manezh Botsor in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 12 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Minsk form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Minsk so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Minsk play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Shakhtyor (placed 2nd).
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Ynergetyk-BDU.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Slavia in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Minsk's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. In the opposite end, Minsk have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Minsk - Arsenal 2-0 was the product when these sides previously did battle, some time ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Khvashchinskiy 13 goals |  A. Shramchenko 7 goals |  K. Chernook 3 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Minsk missing players
| Arsenal | Minsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 16 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 36 |
| 36 | 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 37 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 38% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 46% |
| 12% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 42% | 38% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 46% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 54% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 33% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 6.4 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9.7 | 8 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 250% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.4 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Minsk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arsenal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arsenal have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Vysshaya Liga
- Arsenal have the fewest scored goals (16) in Vysshaya Liga
- Minsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Minsk have scored more than double the goals of Arsenal.
- Minsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 Minsk | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 47 |
| 2 | Shakhtyor | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | BATE | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 5 | Isloch | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Torpedo BelAZ | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Gomel | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Minsk | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -1 | 35 |
| 9 | Neman Grodno | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Slavia | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | Slutsk | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | Belshina | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Dinamo Brest | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Vitebsk | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 17 |
| 16 | Dnepr Mogilev | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -39 | 12 |
