A crucial fixture in Vysshaya Liga as both teams are challenging for the top spots. With Dinamo Minsk in 3rd place and Shakhtyor placed 1st, this promises to be a thriling meeting. Read on to learn more!
- Dinamo Minsk is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Vysshaya Liga
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.
Dinamo Minsk form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadyen Dynama as Dinamo Minsk have scored 22 goals to get 27 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Vysshaya Liga are 9-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Dinamo has won four games in a row. The Gomel match was the last time out without a victory.
Dinamo are returning here after visiting Smorgon in a Vysshaya Liga game and winning with a 5-0 scoreline. Dmitry Latyhov, Jean Morel Poé (2), Nikita Demchenko and Ivan Bakhar scored the goal(s). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Dinamo played a great game against Smorgon and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Ahead of that match, Dinamo Minsk won a home game hosting Isloch (2-1).Dinamo Minsk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadyen Dynama with 22 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Dinamo have conceded only 7 goals.
Shakhtyor form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Vysshaya Liga. Shakhtyor has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Shakhtyor goalkeeper Aleksandr Gutor is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Shakhtyor are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Vysshaya Liga against Neman Grodno (placed 10th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Baga when Eze Vincent Okeuhie scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Ynergetyk-BDU.Shakhtyor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Dinamo and Shakhtyor have met before this season: Shakhtyor - Dinamo Minsk 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Dinamo wins - draws - Shakhtyor wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Darboe 16 goals |  A. Mbengue 10 goals | V. Lozhkin 5 goals |
Dinamo Minsk missing players
Shakhtyor missing players
| Dinamo Minsk | Shakhtyor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | 22 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 45 |
| 16 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 46% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 27% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 38% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 46% | 58% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 55% |
| 21% | 17% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 9% |
| 5.9 | 6.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 13.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 36% | 33% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 46% | 46% |
- Dinamo Minsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dinamo Minsk have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Vysshaya Liga
- Dinamo Minsk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Dinamo Minsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Dinamo Minsk is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Shakhtyor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shakhtyor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the the best goal difference (+34) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor 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 | Shakhtyor | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 56 |
| 2 | BATE | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 52 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 51 |
| 4 | Ruh Brest | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 48 |
| 5 | Gomel | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 45 |
| 6 | Vitebsk | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Dinamo Brest | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Isloch | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 28 |
| 10 | Neman Grodno | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Minsk | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 27 |
| 12 | Torpedo BelAZ | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 22 |
| 14 | Slavia | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -15 | 18 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 31 | -36 | 13 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 23 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 27 | -49 | 7 |