Soccer match preview: Vitebsk confident before travelling to Sputnik

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Mon 28.June
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central'ny Stadyen (14307 seats)

Sputnik are leaning on their home advantage to support them before this meeting with Vitebsk. Who will win at Central'ny Stadyen?

Insights:
  • Sputnik have the fewest scored goals (6) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Vitebsk have the most clean sheets (9) in Vysshaya Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sputnik form and stats

Sputnik's struggle is real here at Central'ny Stadyen with only 0 points collected from 6 Vysshaya Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-0-6. Sputnik are yet to produce one single Vysshaya Liga point here at Central'ny Stadyen, to the disappointment of their supporters. All 6 matches have been lost. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Central'ny Stadyen, with the home team losing six in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Gorki game.

Stress levels are on the rise for Sputnik's attacking players as they have now played 231 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Sanets was their last goal scorer.

An away draw last time out for Sputnik, facing Partizan Salihorsk (after extra-time, 1-3 on penalties) in a game that ended 2-2.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Torpedo BelAZ (0-2).

Sputnik have scored 2 goals here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. Sputnik have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.

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Vitebsk form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Vysshaya Liga, on their Vysshaya Liga travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Vitebsk have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 193 minutes ago. Z. Chervyakov was the goal scorer.

It's the second away game in a row for Vitebsk, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Smolevichy-STI in the Belarusian Cup last time out.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Ruh Brest in the Vysshaya Liga.

The attacking power of Vitebsk when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Vitebsk as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

VitebskR. Teverov
R. Teverov
4 goals
VitebskW. Cavalcante Melo
W. Cavalcante Melo
3 goals
SputnikA. Smith Medina
A. Smith Medina
2 goals

Sputnik missing players

Vitebsk missing players

Sputnik Vitebsk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 7 13
1 0 0 Won W 2 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 1 3 7
11 6 2 Lost L 0 2 2
6 2 0 Scored S 3 6 14
31 19 5 Conceded C 0 6 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 71% 54%
85% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 43% 38%
46% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 23%
31% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 23%
15% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 23%
31% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 15%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 69%
62% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 33% 57% 62%
 
3.9 4.8 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.9 4
6.2 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.3 5.5
2.4 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.4 2.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.8 3.2 3.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 6.4 6.8
2.3 1.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 3.1
20% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 38%
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • Sputnik have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sputnik have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Sputnik have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Sputnik have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sputnik have the fewest points (0) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the fewest scored goals (6) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the most conceded goals (31) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Sputnik have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sputnik haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sputnik is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Vitebsk have scored more than double the goals of Sputnik.
  • Vitebsk have the most clean sheets (4) away in Vysshaya Liga
  • Vitebsk have the most clean sheets (9) in Vysshaya Liga
  • Vitebsk have won significantly more corners away than at 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 13 13 0 0 31 6 8 8 0 0 20 2 5 5 0 0 11 4 25 39
2 BATE 13 10 2 1 28 10 8 8 0 0 20 6 5 2 2 1 8 4 18 32
3 Ruh Brest 13 7 4 2 22 11 7 5 2 0 15 2 6 2 2 2 7 9 11 25
4 Gomel 13 7 3 3 27 13 6 5 1 0 16 2 7 2 2 3 11 11 14 24
5 Dinamo Minsk 13 7 2 4 21 9 7 4 0 3 9 5 6 3 2 1 12 4 12 23
6 Dinamo Brest 13 4 7 2 14 8 6 1 4 1 4 4 7 3 3 1 10 4 6 19
7 Vitebsk 13 4 7 2 14 8 6 2 4 0 8 2 7 2 3 2 6 6 6 19
8 Minsk 13 5 4 4 19 22 6 2 3 1 11 11 7 3 1 3 8 11 -3 19
9 Torpedo BelAZ 13 5 3 5 14 18 6 3 1 2 8 7 7 2 2 3 6 11 -4 18
10 Ynergetyk-BDU 13 4 3 6 15 16 7 3 2 2 10 7 6 1 1 4 5 9 -1 15
11 Isloch 13 4 2 7 17 23 7 2 1 4 6 10 6 2 1 3 11 13 -6 14
12 Slutsk 13 2 5 6 12 22 6 2 3 1 9 9 7 0 2 5 3 13 -10 11
13 Slavia 13 2 3 8 14 24 7 1 2 4 8 12 6 1 1 4 6 12 -10 9
14 Neman Grodno 13 1 5 7 10 20 7 0 3 4 6 11 6 1 2 3 4 9 -10 8
15 Smorgon 13 1 3 9 7 30 4 1 1 2 4 6 9 0 2 7 3 24 -23 6
16 Sputnik 13 1 1 11 6 31 6 0 0 6 2 19 7 1 1 5 4 12 -25 4

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.