The Gomel & Shakhtyor managers I. Bionchik and A. Baga are both worrying about and looking forward to this key match in the top area of the Vysshaya Liga standings.
- Gomel have the most scored goals (31) at home in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Vysshaya Liga
It's no vacation for neither Gomel nor Shakhtyor 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.
Shakhtyor are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Gomel form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Gomel have scored 31 goals to get 31 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Vysshaya Liga are 9-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Gomel tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games in the league.
The Gomel goalkeeper Yevgeniy Ivanenko is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 362 minutes without conceding a goal in the Vysshaya Liga.
A nice win for Gomel last time playing, versus Ynergetyk-BDU. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Andrey Solovei, Bogdan Myshenko (2) and Dmitriy Gomza scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Gomel "killed" Ynergetyk-BDU in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Minsk the opponent.Gomel can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Gomel have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Shakhtyor form and stats
Shakhtyor have an excellent away record in the Vysshaya Liga so far with 9-1-2 from 12 games. Shakhtyor have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Two travels in a row for Shakhtyor, whose manager A. Baga could celebrate last time after the Vysshaya Liga win against Vitebsk.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Torpedo BelAZ.Shakhtyor have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a Vysshaya Liga game vs Minsk. A strenuous diary for the guests!
Shakhtyor has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 12 games. It's not easy to score on Shakhtyor as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gomel one win, two draws and Shakhtyor seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Darboe 18 goals |  A. Solovey 16 goals | D. Gomza 8 goals |
Gomel missing players
Shakhtyor missing players
| Gomel | Shakhtyor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 | 31 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 22 | 52 |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 85% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 50% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 56% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 27% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 42% | 31% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 44% |
| 50% | 69% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 48% |
| 23% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 17% | 8% |
| 5.8 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 11 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 37% | 44% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 44% | 43% |
- Gomel have not yet lost a game at home.
- Gomel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Gomel have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Vysshaya Liga
- Gomel have the most scored goals (31) at home in Vysshaya Liga
- 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 (14) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the most points (28) away in Vysshaya Liga
- Shakhtyor have the the best goal difference (+38) 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 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | BATE | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 54 |
| 4 | Gomel | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 52 |
| 5 | Ruh Brest | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 51 |
| 6 | Dinamo Brest | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Vitebsk | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Isloch | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 28 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Neman Grodno | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Torpedo BelAZ | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 29 |
| 12 | Minsk | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -17 | 29 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 28 |
| 14 | Slavia | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 27 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 40 | -41 | 16 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | -58 | 7 |