On paper it looks like advantage Minsk in this game against Neman Grodno, but the visitors will fight to the end. Here's our full match preview!
- Minsk have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Vysshaya Liga
- All of Neman Grodno's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
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.
It should be mentioned that Neman Grodno play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Neman Grodno on artifical turf are 3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats from eleven games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 16-22. You can compare this with overall results below.
Minsk form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Minsk have to build on here at Stadyen Traktar in the Vysshaya Liga.
Minsk faced defeat in their previous match, away at BATE (0-1).
Prior to that, an away loss at Ruh Brest.The Minsk manager F. Shcherbachenko has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. Minsk have conceded 13 from these games.
Neman Grodno form and stats
Neman Grodno have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Vysshaya Liga, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Grodno had fun at their own home (Stadyen Traktar) last time out, beating Gomel 1-0. Andrey Yakimov scored.
Preceding that game was the away Belarusian Cup victory against Ynergetyk-BDU with the score of 4-0.The attacking power of Neman Grodno when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Grodno have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the contenders met earlier this campaign; Neman Grodno - Minsk 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Minsk three wins, one draw and Neman Grodno six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. López 7 goals |   Y. Zubovich 4 goals |
Minsk missing players
Neman Grodno missing players
| Minsk | Neman Grodno | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 25 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 61% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 22% | 37% |
| 39% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 16% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 47% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 44% | 37% |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 6.4 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.1 | 5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 42% | 57% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 28% |
- All of Neman Grodno's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Minsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Minsk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Minsk have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Vysshaya Liga
- Minsk have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Vysshaya Liga
- Minsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Neman Grodno 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 | Shakhtyor | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | BATE | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | Ruh Brest | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 39 |
| 5 | Gomel | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | Dinamo Brest | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Vitebsk | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Minsk | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Torpedo BelAZ | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Isloch | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 20 |
| 12 | Neman Grodno | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | Slavia | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -27 | 9 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -34 | 7 |