This league season has been grim for Smorgon up to now, while BATE have enjoyed many victories. Will the travellers claim victory again?
- Smorgon have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Vysshaya Liga
- BATE have the most scored goals (41) in Vysshaya Liga
Smorgon and BATE should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Smorgon form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Vysshaya Liga this season. Smorgon have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses from their games here. With nine home Vysshaya Liga games in a row without a win, the Smorgon fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sputnik game long ago, can be stopped today.
Happy days for Smorgon in their previous game, a Vysshaya Liga match away at Sputnik (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ruh Brest that ended 1-1.The Smorgon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. Smorgon have conceded 17 from these games.
BATE form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (41) in Vysshaya Liga, are W3-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Vysshaya Liga. Visiting BATE has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
BATE played 2-2 against Isloch in their previous match. The match against Isloch looked like a defeat for BATE, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Dmitriy Yusov equalized in the 83rd minute.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Ynergetyk-BDU that ended 1-1.BATE has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, BATE have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other earlier this campaign: BATE - Smorgon 1-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Smorgon victory, three draws and three BATE wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Dragun 5 goals |  S. Umarov 5 goals | P. Nekhajchik 5 goals |
Smorgon missing players
BATE missing players
| Smorgon | BATE | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 41 |
| 43 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 90% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 76% |
| 57% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 62% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 19% |
| 48% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 48% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 19% |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 36% | 46% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 38% | 41% |
- All of Smorgon's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- BATE have created more than twice as many corners as Smorgon.
- BATE have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- BATE have scored more than double the goals of Smorgon.
- BATE have the most points from losing position (15) in Vysshaya Liga
- BATE have the most scored goals (41) in Vysshaya Liga
- BATE have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Vysshaya Liga
- Smorgon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Smorgon have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Vysshaya Liga
- 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 | Shakhtyor | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 47 |
| 2 | BATE | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
| 3 | Ruh Brest | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | Gomel | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitebsk | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Dinamo Brest | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Neman Grodno | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Minsk | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 11 | Isloch | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 25 | -9 | 24 |
| 12 | Torpedo BelAZ | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Slavia | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 14 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -24 | 13 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -43 | 7 |