The Gomel & BATE managers I. Bionchik and V. Zhukovskiy are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Vysshaya Liga league table.
- Gomel have not yet lost a game at home.
- BATE have the most scored goals (35) in Vysshaya Liga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Gomel form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Gomel have scored 16 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Vysshaya Liga are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Gomel fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Gomel has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The Gomel goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 248 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vysshaya Liga.
Happy days for Gomel in their previous game, a Vysshaya Liga match away at Sputnik (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ruh Brest that ended 0-0.Gomel can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Defensively Gomel have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
BATE form and stats
The manager V. Zhukovskiy was unhappy after their last game, a Vysshaya Liga match played at their home ground Borisov Arena. BATE suffered a 0-2 loss to Dinamo Brest (placed 6th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Slutsk at their stadium, the result 4-3.BATE are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. 7 goals have been conceded by BATE in these games.
Head 2 Head
Gomel and BATE have met before this season: BATE - Gomel 3-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Gomel won zero games, three matches ended with a draw and BATE has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Solovey 9 goals |   M. Skavysh 9 goals | S. Dragun 5 goals |
Gomel missing players
BATE missing players
| Gomel | BATE | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 16 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 35 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 88% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 88% |
| 81% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 76% |
| 50% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 65% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 29% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 50% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 41% |
| 44% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 19% | 14% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 24% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 8.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 38% | 42% |
- BATE have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- BATE have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Vysshaya Liga
- BATE have the most points from losing position (13) in Vysshaya Liga
- BATE have the most scored goals (35) in Vysshaya Liga
- BATE have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Vysshaya Liga
- Gomel have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gomel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 40 |
| 2 | BATE | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Ruh Brest | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Gomel | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 31 |
| 6 | Dinamo Brest | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | Minsk | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Vitebsk | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Isloch | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Torpedo BelAZ | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 12 | Slutsk | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 13 | Neman Grodno | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Slavia | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 10 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -25 | 8 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -34 | 7 |