Smorgon - Vitebsk in Vysshaya Liga: Data, line-ups, games, the latest developments and news. Read our thorough preview!
- Smorgon is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Vitebsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This could be an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Smorgon are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Vitebsk are struggling to avoid relegation.
Smorgon form and stats
Smorgon's results here in the Vysshaya Liga have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 7 defeats. With eleven 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.
Smorgon faced defeat in their previous match, away at Torpedo BelAZ (1-7). As you see from the result above, Smorgon suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Dinamo Minsk (0-5).The Smorgon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. Smorgon have conceded 25 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Vitebsk form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Vitebsk playing as the away team in the Vysshaya Liga this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Vysshaya Liga home defeat versus Isloch with 0-4 on the scoreboard. Vitebsk lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Ynergetyk-BDU.Vitebsk find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Vitebsk's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head meeting ended Vitebsk - Smorgon 5-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Smorgon three wins, one draw and Vitebsk six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Teverov 8 goals | W. Cavalcante Melo 5 goals |  A. Ksenofontov 5 goals |
Smorgon missing players
Vitebsk missing players
| Smorgon | Vitebsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 63 | 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | 72% |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 60% |
| 64% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 48% |
| 44% | 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 42% | 44% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 20% |
| 48% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 40% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 44% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 33% | 44% |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 5.7 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.5 | 8.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 48% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 39% | 36% |
- All of Smorgon's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Smorgon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Smorgon have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in Vysshaya Liga
- Smorgon have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Vysshaya Liga
- Smorgon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Smorgon is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Vitebsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 35 | 59 |
| 2 | BATE | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 55 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 51 |
| 4 | Ruh Brest | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 51 |
| 5 | Gomel | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 48 |
| 6 | Vitebsk | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Dinamo Brest | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Isloch | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 31 |
| 9 | Torpedo BelAZ | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Minsk | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 28 |
| 12 | Neman Grodno | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Slutsk | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Slavia | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -15 | 21 |
| 15 | Smorgon | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 38 | -42 | 13 |
| 16 | Sputnik | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | -55 | 7 |