Minsk favourites for feisty fight facing Smorgon

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sat 10.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion FK Minsk (3000 seats)

This is the real thing, this is Vysshaya Liga and this is Minsk - Smorgon. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • Minsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Smorgon have the most conceded goals (24) in Vysshaya Liga

4 - 1 - 4 with 17-18. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Smorgon when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Smorgon play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

It's no vacation for neither Minsk nor Smorgon 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.

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Minsk form and stats

Minsk have played 6 Vysshaya Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Minsk last time playing, versus Smorgon. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Dusheuski and Martynov scoring for the victors. A huge relief, as that was the first league win after failing to win nine matches in a row.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Dinamo Brest (0-1).

A decent goal production from Minsk in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Minsk have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Smorgon form and stats

0 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Smorgon, who have the most conceded goals (24) in Vysshaya Liga, playing as the away team in the Vysshaya Liga this season. A depressing six defeats in a row for Smorgon in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Torpedo BelAZ.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Smorgon, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Minsk (placed 10th).

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Ynergetyk-BDU.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Smorgon as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. For Smorgon, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other previously this campaign: Minsk - Smorgon 2-1. Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two sides are: five wins for Minsk, three draws and two wins for Smorgon. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

MinskT. Martynov
T. Martynov
4 goals
SmorgonM. Dukso
M. Dukso
4 goals
MinskD. Dusheuski
D. Dusheuski
3 goals

Minsk missing players

Smorgon missing players

Minsk Smorgon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 1 Played P 1 6 12
2 2 0 Won W 0 0 4
5 3 1 Drew D 0 0 0
4 1 0 Lost L 1 6 8
10 9 2 Scored S 0 4 11
11 7 2 Conceded C 2 15 24
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
55% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
27% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 58%
18% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 42%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
45% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 50%
18% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
45% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 25%
 
4.4 3.8 1 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4 5.1
5.1 4.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6 5.8
0.9 0.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • All of Smorgon'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 at least twice as many goals at home as Smorgon have scored away.
  • Minsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Smorgon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Smorgon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Smorgon have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Smorgon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Smorgon have the fewest points (0) away in Vysshaya Liga
  • Smorgon have the most conceded goals (24) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Smorgon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Smorgon 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 Dinamo Minsk 11 9 1 1 26 6 6 6 0 0 16 3 5 3 1 1 10 3 20 28
2 Neman Grodno 10 7 2 1 18 6 5 3 1 1 6 2 5 4 1 0 12 4 12 23
3 Torpedo BelAZ 10 6 4 0 15 5 5 3 2 0 11 4 5 3 2 0 4 1 10 22
4 Slavia 10 5 2 3 10 8 5 3 0 2 6 4 5 2 2 1 4 4 2 17
5 BATE 11 4 4 3 16 12 5 1 2 2 6 7 6 3 2 1 10 5 4 16
6 Slutsk 11 4 3 4 14 13 6 4 2 0 10 4 5 0 1 4 4 9 1 15
7 Gomel 10 3 5 2 15 16 6 3 1 2 8 9 4 0 4 0 7 7 -1 14
8 Isloch 11 4 2 5 13 14 5 2 1 2 6 5 6 2 1 3 7 9 -1 14
9 Smorgon 12 4 0 8 11 24 6 4 0 2 7 9 6 0 0 6 4 15 -13 12
10 Minsk 11 2 5 4 10 11 6 2 3 1 9 7 5 0 2 3 1 4 -1 11
11 Dinamo Brest 12 2 1 9 10 22 6 1 1 4 6 10 6 1 0 5 4 12 -12 7
12 Naftan 12 1 2 9 5 21 5 0 2 3 1 6 7 1 0 6 4 15 -16 5
13 Belshina 10 1 2 7 6 20 4 0 2 2 1 6 6 1 0 5 5 14 -14 -6
14 Shakhtyor 11 8 2 1 25 9 6 5 1 0 16 5 5 3 1 1 9 4 16 -9
15 Ynergetyk-BDU 10 3 1 6 5 12 5 3 0 2 4 5 5 0 1 4 1 7 -7 -13

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.