With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Vitebsk fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Smolevichy-STI.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vitebsk form and stats
The story so far in the Vysshaya Liga for Vitebsk at their home stadium (Stadyen Central'ny Vitsyebski) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Vitebsk drew their last game, also a home match. Neman Grodno (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Before that, Vitebsk played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Gorodeya.
The Vitebsk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. Vitebsk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadyen Central'ny Vitsyebski in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Smolevichy-STI form and stats
Smolevichy-STI have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Vysshaya Liga, after 0-3-4 (7 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Mikhaylov, the Smolevichy-STI manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Dinamo Brest.
The attacking power of Smolevichy-STI when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Smolevichy-STI have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Smolevichy-STI - Vitebsk 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's four Vitebsk victories, two draws and one Smolevichy-STI win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Nicolăescu 8 goals |   A. Dzhigero 3 goals | J. Basilio da Silva 2 goals |
Vitebsk missing players
Smolevichy-STI missing players
| Vitebsk | Smolevichy-STI | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 88% |
| 53% | 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 75% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 29% | 50% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 62% |
| 41% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 12% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 43% | 38% |
| 5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 172 | 80 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 50 | 123 |
| 71 | 30 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 21 | 51 |
| 24% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 19% | 39% |
- Smolevichy-STI has the fewest points (3) away
- Smolevichy-STI has the fewest scored goals (4) away
- Smolevichy-STI have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Smolevichy-STI have yet to win a game away.
- Vitebsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | BATE | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Neman Grodno | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Ynergetyk-BDU | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Dinamo Brest | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 6 | Dinamo Minsk | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Torpedo BelAZ | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Ruh Brest | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 9 | Isloch | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Vitebsk | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Slavia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Slutsk | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Gorodeya | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Minsk | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 15 | Smolevichy-STI | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Belshina | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -21 | 10 |