Shakhtyor favourites for feisty fight facing BATE

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: KFP Minsk Iskusstvennoe pole

A key match in Vysshaya Liga as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Shakhtyor in 1st position and BATE placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals (20) in Vysshaya Liga
  • BATE have the most points from losing position (7) in Vysshaya Liga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Shakhtyor form and stats

Shakhtyor, who have the most scored goals (20) in Vysshaya Liga, have collected 15 points from their Vysshaya Liga home games so far after 5-0-0.

Before that match, a Vysshaya Liga win away at Sputnik.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Shakhtyor have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won three times, drawn zero and lost zero.

Shakhtyor always seem capable of creating a buzz here at KFP Minsk Iskusstvennoe pole with 16 goals in 5 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Shakhtyor have only let in 2 goals at home.

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BATE form and stats

Things could have gone better for BATE in their Vysshaya Liga away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

Before that, BATE secured a home win against Smorgon with the score 1-0.

BATE are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of two matches.

The BATE manager V. Zhukovskiy has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. As opposed to that, BATE have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Shakhtyor won one game, four matches ended with a draw and BATE has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

ShakhtyorD. Darboe
D. Darboe
8 goals
BATES. Dragun
S. Dragun
4 goals
BATEM. Skavysh
M. Skavysh
4 goals

Shakhtyor missing players

BATE missing players

Shakhtyor BATE
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 5 1 Played P 1 3 7
7 5 1 Won W 0 1 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
20 16 4 Scored S 0 6 15
4 2 1 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 86%
86% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 71%
86% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 71%
43% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 43%
29% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 29%
57% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 57%
43% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 43%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 12.8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 15 11.6
5.3 5.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 6 4.9
54% 55% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 44%
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • BATE have not yet lost a game.
  • BATE have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • BATE have the most points from losing position (7) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shakhtyor have scored at least twice as many goals at home as BATE have scored away.
  • Shakhtyor have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Shakhtyor have the most points (15) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals (16) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals (20) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the the best goal difference (+16) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have won all their games so far.
  • Shakhtyor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shakhtyor is in the best form (6-0-0)

  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 7 7 0 0 20 4 5 5 0 0 16 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 16 21
2 BATE 7 5 2 0 15 6 4 4 0 0 9 3 3 1 2 0 6 3 9 17
3 Dinamo Minsk 7 4 2 1 11 4 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 1 2 0 4 2 7 14
4 Dinamo Brest 7 3 4 0 9 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 8 1 7 13
5 Ruh Brest 7 3 3 1 12 8 4 2 2 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 4 12
6 Gomel 7 3 3 1 10 6 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 1 2 1 5 5 4 12
7 Isloch 7 4 0 3 11 11 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 2 0 1 7 6 0 12
8 Torpedo BelAZ 7 3 1 3 5 9 3 2 0 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 2 6 -4 10
9 Vitebsk 7 1 5 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 8
10 Minsk 7 2 2 3 9 10 3 0 2 1 5 7 4 2 0 2 4 3 -1 8
11 Slutsk 7 1 3 3 5 9 3 1 2 0 4 2 4 0 1 3 1 7 -4 6
12 Ynergetyk-BDU 7 1 2 4 6 8 4 1 1 2 5 4 3 0 1 2 1 4 -2 5
13 Slavia 7 1 1 5 6 12 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 0 0 3 2 7 -6 4
14 Smorgon 7 1 1 5 3 15 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 5 1 15 -12 4
15 Neman Grodno 7 0 3 4 3 9 4 0 1 3 1 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 -6 3
16 Sputnik 7 1 0 6 3 16 4 0 0 4 2 12 3 1 0 2 1 4 -13 3

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.