Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Dinamo Minsk in 9th and Vitebsk in 10th place.
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!
Dinamo Minsk form and stats
Overall Vysshaya Liga stats at home this season for Dinamo Minsk, who have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Vysshaya Liga, are 6-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Dinamo Minsk are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Isloch. Before that game, the home loss against Dinamo Brest with the scoreline 2-4.
Dinamo has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Dinamo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadyen Dynama in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Vitebsk form and stats
There's been little loot from Vitebsk's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Vysshaya Liga. Vitebsk only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws.
There were no winners in Vitebsk's previous match, a Vysshaya Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Belshina (placed 15th). A 0-5 defeat away at Shakhtyor before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Belarusian Cup trip to Ynergetyk-BDU.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vitebsk as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. Vitebsk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Vitebsk - Dinamo Minsk 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Dinamo wins - draws - Vitebsk wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Dinamo Minsk missing players
Vitebsk missing players
| Dinamo Minsk | Vitebsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 21 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 52% | 36% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 58% |
| 35% | 18% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 17% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 35% | 18% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 42% |
| 43% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 38% |
| 30% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 246 | 130 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 125 | 291 |
| 106 | 53 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 54 | 115 |
| 25% | 21% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 19% | 21% |
- Dinamo Minsk has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Vysshaya Liga
- Dinamo Minsk has the fewest scored goals (11) at home in Vysshaya Liga
- Vitebsk has the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Vysshaya Liga
- Vitebsk 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 | BATE | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 28 | 49 |
| 2 | Shakhtyor | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 46 |
| 3 | Neman Grodno | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | Torpedo BelAZ | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Isloch | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Ruh Brest | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 36 |
| 7 | Dinamo Brest | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Vitebsk | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Slavia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -11 | 27 |
| 12 | Minsk | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 25 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 21 |
| 14 | Gorodeya | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 20 |
| 15 | Belshina | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -18 | 20 |
| 16 | Smolevichy-STI | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -26 | 14 |