Vysshaya Liga duel: Close contest expected between Neman Grodno and Isloch

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Neman (9000 seats)

This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, loss and gain resulting in mid-table spots so far. Pave the way for Neman Grodno - Isloch!

Insights:
  • Neman Grodno have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Isloch have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Neman Grodno and Isloch.

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Neman Grodno form and stats

18 points is a decent return from 9 Vysshaya Liga games here at Stadion Neman for Neman Grodno. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Neman.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Vladislav Vasilychek not having conceded a league goal in 314 minutes.

Neman Grodno's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Isloch (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

0-0 away at Dinamo Brest before that.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Grodno have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Neman Grodno are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Neman Grodno have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Isloch form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Vysshaya Liga travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Isloch as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Slutsk match.

Lisakovich was the last player to score for the away team. Isloch haven't scored a league goal in the last 200 minutes.

Isloch lost away at Neman Grodno (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Shakhtyor's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Isloch in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Isloch, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Isloch are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Isloch have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Neman Grodno - Isloch 1-0 was the story when these sides previously met, earlier this season. Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Grodno, two draws and four wins for Isloch. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Neman GrodnoP. Savitskiy
P. Savitskiy
7 goals
IslochD. Sosah
D. Sosah
6 goals
Neman GrodnoY. Zubovich
Y. Zubovich
5 goals

Neman Grodno missing players

Isloch missing players

Neman Grodno Isloch
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 1 Played P 1 10 19
6 5 1 Won W 1 6 9
9 3 0 Drew D 0 1 4
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 6
23 12 2 Scored S 1 16 28
21 8 0 Conceded C 0 11 22
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 79%
44% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 47%
33% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 21%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 11%
56% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 63%
39% 56% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 21%
22% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 16%
 
6.6 3.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 6.4 5
2.9 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.6 4.8
2.6 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.4 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2.4 1.3
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.4 0.8
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 143% 229%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 1.8 1
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.4 0.2
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • Isloch have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Isloch have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Isloch haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Neman Grodno have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Neman Grodno have won significantly less corners at home than 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 18 10 6 2 35 13 9 5 2 2 18 9 9 5 4 0 17 4 22 36
2 Shakhtyor 17 11 3 3 29 10 8 6 0 2 11 3 9 5 3 1 18 7 19 36
3 Ynergetyk-BDU 18 10 5 3 31 15 10 4 4 2 16 7 8 6 1 1 15 8 16 35
4 Dinamo Minsk 17 9 6 2 24 14 8 2 5 1 10 8 9 7 1 1 14 6 10 33
5 Minsk 19 10 3 6 32 26 10 7 1 2 16 9 9 3 2 4 16 17 6 33
6 Isloch 19 9 4 6 28 22 9 3 3 3 12 11 10 6 1 3 16 11 6 31
7 Torpedo BelAZ 19 8 4 7 24 21 9 3 3 3 15 11 10 5 1 4 9 10 3 28
8 Gomel 18 8 4 6 23 21 9 5 0 4 12 11 9 3 4 2 11 10 2 28
9 Neman Grodno 18 6 9 3 23 21 9 5 3 1 12 8 9 1 6 2 11 13 2 27
10 Slavia 18 7 3 8 26 29 9 3 2 4 14 15 9 4 1 4 12 14 -3 24
11 Belshina 19 5 7 7 26 28 10 2 3 5 8 14 9 3 4 2 18 14 -2 22
12 Slutsk 19 4 6 9 20 31 9 2 3 4 12 16 10 2 3 5 8 15 -11 18
13 Vitebsk 18 3 5 10 16 28 9 2 3 4 9 13 9 1 2 6 7 15 -12 14
14 Arsenal 19 3 4 12 13 30 10 2 2 6 9 15 9 1 2 6 4 15 -17 13
15 Dinamo Brest 18 2 6 10 11 26 9 0 5 4 6 13 9 2 1 6 5 13 -15 12
16 Dnepr Mogilev 18 2 3 13 18 44 9 2 0 7 10 26 9 0 3 6 8 18 -26 9

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.