Gomel vs Vitebsk preview

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 17:50 (UTC)

Gomel have performed really well so far, being 5th position in the table. Vitebsk have a view both ways from their 6th position.

Insights:
  • Gomel have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Vitebsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Gomel form and stats

Gomel are steadily winning Vysshaya Liga games and points here. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The Gomel fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Gomel has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

The Gomel goalkeeper Yevgeniy Ivanenko 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.

A strong away win for Gomel against Torpedo BelAZ the last match, as Andrey Solovei were on target.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Dinamo Minsk.

The Gomel manager I. Bionchik has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. Gomel have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Vitebsk form and stats

As the visiting team in Vysshaya Liga matches, Vitebsk have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.

Vitebsk are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Vysshaya Liga against Dinamo Brest (placed 7th).

Prior to that result Vitebsk won their away game at Slutsk. The scoreline was 2-1.

Vitebsk are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Vitebsk have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the teams played each other previously this campaign; Vitebsk - Gomel 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Gomel victories, one draw and six Vitebsk wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GomelA. Solovey
A. Solovey
10 goals
VitebskR. Teverov
R. Teverov
8 goals
GomelV. Pobudey
V. Pobudey
5 goals

Gomel missing players

Vitebsk missing players

Gomel Vitebsk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 2 10 21
11 6 2 Won W 0 3 7
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 9
4 0 0 Lost L 2 4 5
37 20 7 Scored S 1 12 27
17 4 0 Conceded C 5 14 20
90% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 67%
75% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 52%
45% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 38%
30% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 33%
25% 22% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 19%
45% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 33%
45% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 52%
20% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 48%
 
5.7 5.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.1 4.4
4.2 4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.2 5.5
1.9 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 8.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 7.7 8.5
4.9 4.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.3 3.6
36% 49% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 36% 38%
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • Gomel have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Gomel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vitebsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 18 15 2 1 39 10 9 8 1 0 21 3 9 7 1 1 18 7 29 47
2 BATE 21 13 6 2 41 20 12 10 1 1 26 10 9 3 5 1 15 10 21 45
3 Ruh Brest 21 12 7 2 36 14 11 9 2 0 25 3 10 3 5 2 11 11 22 43
4 Dinamo Minsk 21 13 3 5 37 15 11 8 0 3 20 6 10 5 3 2 17 9 22 42
5 Gomel 20 11 5 4 37 17 9 6 3 0 20 4 11 5 2 4 17 13 20 38
6 Vitebsk 21 7 9 5 27 20 11 4 6 1 15 6 10 3 3 4 12 14 7 30
7 Dinamo Brest 21 7 9 5 26 20 10 3 5 2 12 10 11 4 4 3 14 10 6 30
8 Ynergetyk-BDU 20 6 6 8 25 27 10 3 4 3 12 11 10 3 2 5 13 16 -2 24
9 Neman Grodno 21 6 6 9 24 26 11 3 3 5 12 13 10 3 3 4 12 13 -2 24
10 Minsk 20 6 6 8 25 33 9 3 4 2 16 17 11 3 2 6 9 16 -8 24
11 Isloch 21 6 6 9 28 37 10 3 2 5 10 12 11 3 4 4 18 25 -9 24
12 Torpedo BelAZ 20 6 4 10 19 29 10 3 2 5 10 12 10 3 2 5 9 17 -10 22
13 Slutsk 21 5 6 10 23 34 11 4 4 3 19 19 10 1 2 7 4 15 -11 21
14 Slavia 20 3 5 12 22 40 10 1 3 6 11 20 10 2 2 6 11 20 -18 14
15 Smorgon 21 2 7 12 19 43 10 1 4 5 11 17 11 1 3 7 8 26 -24 13
16 Sputnik 21 2 1 18 12 55 10 1 0 9 6 31 11 1 1 9 6 24 -43 7

Read more about Vysshaya Liga

The Belarusian Premier League (or, the Vysshaya Liga) is the top level of football in Belarus. It was founded in 1992 after Belarus declared independence. It currently has 16 teams in a season running in spring, summer and autumn. Each team plays 30 fixtures to create a final league table.