Football betting preview: Neman Grodno favourites when Gorodeya visits

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Neman (9000 seats)

The league table in Vysshaya Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Neman Grodno leading Gorodeya by 26 points. Match preview to follow:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

The season is still full of potential for Grodno as they can still win the whole Vysshaya Liga. Gorodeya are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Neman Grodno form and stats

Neman Grodno have performed here at Stadion Neman this season with 8 wins from 12 Vysshaya Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Neman Grodno, as their goalkeeper Sergey Kurganskiy has completely shut out the opponents for 191 minutes in the Vysshaya Liga.

It's back home for Grodno, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Slavia away with the result 2-0. V. Zhukovskiy found the net in that victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting Slonim and winning 3-1.

Neman Grodno are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost zero.

The Grodno fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Grodno have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gorodeya form and stats

Gorodeya, who have the fewest scored goals (21) in Vysshaya Liga, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Vysshaya Liga, after 2-2-8 (12 played). A depressing six defeats in a row for Gorodeya in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Slavia.

A draw for Gorodeya before that, at their own venue hosting Slavia (1-1).

You'll want to know how Gorodeya managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and four home wins.

The attacking power of Gorodeya when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gorodeya have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Neman Grodno and Gorodeya have met before this season: Gorodeya - Grodno 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Grodno wins - draws - Gorodeya wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Neman GrodnoZ. Marušić
Z. Marušić
10 goals
GrodnoG. Kadimyan
G. Kadimyan
9 goals
GorodeyaL. Sajčić
L. Sajčić
6 goals

Neman Grodno missing players

Gorodeya missing players

Neman Grodno Gorodeya
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
14 8 2 Won W 0 2 5
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 6
6 2 0 Lost L 3 8 14
34 18 5 Scored S 2 8 21
22 8 1 Conceded C 8 22 42
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 58% 76%
28% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 40%
24% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 28%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 8%
32% 25% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 52%
56% 67% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 16%
24% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
287 150 28 Total Shots T S 17 78 184
107 55 15 Shots on Target S O 5 27 62
32% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 34%
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • Gorodeya has the fewest scored goals (21) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Gorodeya has the fewest scored goals (8) away in Vysshaya Liga
  • Gorodeya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gorodeya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gorodeya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Neman Grodno have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Neman Grodno have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gorodeya have scored 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 BATE 25 15 4 6 54 28 13 7 3 3 25 13 12 8 1 3 29 15 26 49
2 Neman Grodno 25 14 5 6 34 22 12 8 2 2 18 8 13 6 3 4 16 14 12 47
3 Shakhtyor 24 13 7 4 43 14 12 8 2 2 27 5 12 5 5 2 16 9 29 46
4 Isloch 25 13 3 9 39 35 12 8 2 2 22 13 13 5 1 7 17 22 4 42
5 Torpedo BelAZ 25 11 8 6 39 31 13 7 3 3 18 14 12 4 5 3 21 17 8 41
6 Ruh Brest 25 10 9 6 46 27 13 4 4 5 20 19 12 6 5 1 26 8 19 39
7 Dinamo Minsk 25 12 3 10 30 22 13 8 1 4 14 9 12 4 2 6 16 13 8 39
8 Dinamo Brest 23 12 2 9 43 30 11 6 1 4 21 15 12 6 1 5 22 15 13 38
9 Ynergetyk-BDU 24 10 5 9 34 35 12 5 3 4 23 22 12 5 2 5 11 13 -1 35
10 Vitebsk 25 7 10 8 24 30 12 5 5 2 14 10 13 2 5 6 10 20 -6 31
11 Minsk 24 9 4 11 33 43 12 6 2 4 20 20 12 3 2 7 13 23 -10 31
12 Slavia 23 7 7 9 31 42 11 4 4 3 14 15 12 3 3 6 17 27 -11 28
13 Gorodeya 25 5 6 14 21 42 13 3 4 6 13 20 12 2 2 8 8 22 -21 21
14 Slutsk 23 6 3 14 25 45 12 3 3 6 14 18 11 3 0 8 11 27 -20 21
15 Belshina 24 5 5 14 27 45 12 2 2 8 13 25 12 3 3 6 14 20 -18 20
16 Smolevichy-STI 25 3 5 17 25 57 12 3 2 7 16 30 13 0 3 10 9 27 -32 14

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.