This is the Vysshaya Liga season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Sputnik or Dinamo Brest get that important first win?
Sputnik form and stats
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Sputnik friendly games in pre-season: Sputnik played four friendlies, won 1, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Sputnik scored 6 goals and conceded 6 in these four games.
It's the first season at a new level for Sputnik as they were promoted from First Division last season. Happy days that were secured through 19 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from 26 games. The team scored 30 goals at home last season and conceded 11. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Dinamo Brest form and stats
Just as the home team, Dinamo Brest have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 Dinamo wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Let's have a look at how Dinamo Brest performed last season in the Vysshaya Liga: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 63 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 2 and lost 5 with 29/18 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Sputnik missing players
Dinamo Brest missing players
| Sputnik | Dinamo Brest | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sputnik | Last season | Dinamo Brest | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 29 | 63 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Conceded | C | 18 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 69% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 83% | ||
| 50% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 67% | ||
| 27% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | ||
| 42% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 70% | ||
| 50% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 13% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 17% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5.7 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 14 | ||
| 2.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 75% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dinamo Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gomel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Isloch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Minsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Neman Grodno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ruh Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Shakhtyor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Slavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Slutsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Smorgon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Sputnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Torpedo BelAZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Vitebsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Sputnik | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 32 | 61 |
| 2 | Gomel | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 54 |
| 3 | Krumkachy | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Gomelzheldortrans | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 45 |
| 6 | Smorgon | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Lida | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Slonim | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 9 | Volna | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -11 | 27 |
| 10 | Oshmyany | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| 11 | Orsha | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -12 | 24 |
| 12 | Naftan | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 24 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Granit | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 32 | -31 | 17 |
| 14 | Khimik Svetlogorsk | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 27 | -40 | 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 |