Vysshaya Liga match preview: Shakhtyor versus Slavia

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: KFP Minsk Iskusstvennoe pole

The Vysshaya Liga league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Shakhtyor and Slavia are placed 1st and 15th respectively.

Insights:
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals (10) in Vysshaya Liga

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Shakhtyor form and stats

As mentioned below, Shakhtyor are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Vysshaya Liga games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Shakhtyor, as their goalkeeper Aleksandr Gutor has completely shut out the opponents for 212 minutes in the Vysshaya Liga.

A Belarusian Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Neman Grodno.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Isloch are coming to town in three days.

Goals are plentiful at KFP Minsk Iskusstvennoe pole in the league this season as Shakhtyor has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. Defensively Shakhtyor have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Slavia form and stats

Slavia have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Vysshaya Liga were 5 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 15 fixtures.

0 goals so far away for Slavia, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Shakhtyor wins - draws - Slavia wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ShakhtyorD. Darboe
D. Darboe
3 goals
ShakhtyorN. Antić
N. Antić
1 goals
ShakhtyorA. Sachivko
A. Sachivko
1 goals

Shakhtyor missing players

Slavia missing players

Shakhtyor Slavia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 3 1 Played P 0 1 4
4 3 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
10 8 3 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
75% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 75%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.5 14.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13 9.7
5.5 6.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 1
45% 40% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • Shakhtyor have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most matches over the total-line (2) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most points (9) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals (10) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals (8) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor have the the best goal difference (+9) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Shakhtyor is in the best form (4-0-0)
Shakhtyor Last season Slavia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
17 9   Won W   5 10
8 3   Drew D   3 9
5 3   Lost L   7 11
57 32   Scored S   23 41
21 9   Conceded C   30 49
87% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
67% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   93% 83%
43% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 60%
33% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   40% 33%
20% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 20%
40% 33%   BTTS BTTS   73% 73%
50% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 13%
23% 20%   Failed to Score F T   20% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.3 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2
1 0   Red cards R C   3 3
 
13.1 14.5   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 9
5.4 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 3.4
35% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 40%

  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 4 4 0 0 10 1 3 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 9 12
2 Dinamo Brest 4 2 2 0 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 8
3 BATE 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 8
4 Dinamo Minsk 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 8
5 Gomel 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 7
6 Ruh Brest 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 6
7 Isloch 4 2 0 2 3 5 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -2 6
8 Torpedo BelAZ 4 2 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 5 -3 6
9 Vitebsk 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 5
10 Minsk 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
11 Ynergetyk-BDU 4 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
12 Slutsk 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 4
13 Sputnik 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 -6 3
14 Neman Grodno 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 2
15 Slavia 4 0 1 3 1 5 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 1
16 Smorgon 4 0 1 3 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 9 -8 1
Last season 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 30 17 8 5 57 21 15 9 3 3 32 9 15 8 5 2 25 12 36 59
2 BATE 30 17 7 6 65 32 15 9 3 3 33 14 15 8 4 3 32 18 33 58
3 Torpedo BelAZ 30 16 8 6 55 37 15 9 3 3 24 15 15 7 5 3 31 22 18 56
4 Dinamo Brest 30 17 3 10 63 40 15 9 1 5 34 22 15 8 2 5 29 18 23 54
5 Neman Grodno 30 16 5 9 41 29 15 9 2 4 20 11 15 7 3 5 21 18 12 53
6 Dinamo Minsk 30 16 4 10 38 25 15 9 2 4 17 10 15 7 2 6 21 15 13 52
7 Isloch 30 13 6 11 47 46 15 8 4 3 29 21 15 5 2 8 18 25 1 45
8 Ruh Brest 30 11 11 8 57 38 15 4 5 6 22 22 15 7 6 2 35 16 19 44
9 Slavia 30 10 9 11 41 49 15 5 6 4 18 19 15 5 3 7 23 30 -8 39
10 Ynergetyk-BDU 30 11 5 14 43 46 15 5 3 7 26 29 15 6 2 7 17 17 -3 38
11 Minsk 30 11 5 14 45 57 15 7 3 5 25 25 15 4 2 9 20 32 -12 38
12 Vitebsk 30 8 12 10 30 38 15 6 6 3 17 13 15 2 6 7 13 25 -8 36
13 Gorodeya 30 8 7 15 30 48 15 4 4 7 18 24 15 4 3 8 12 24 -18 31
14 Slutsk 29 8 3 18 31 55 14 4 3 7 16 20 15 4 0 11 15 35 -24 27
15 Belshina 30 5 6 19 34 71 15 2 2 11 18 42 15 3 4 8 16 29 -37 21
16 Smolevichy-STI 29 3 5 21 27 72 15 3 2 10 18 41 14 0 3 11 9 31 -45 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.