National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Minsk FK W or Smorgon W that keep their silverware dream alive.
There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they performed in a Vysshaya Liga Women match only four days earlier. This match was also played here at Stadion FK Minsk. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Smorgon W have had more rest.
Minsk FK W form and stats
Last season their Women's Cup adventure ended in the final.5 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Minsk FK W have to build on here at Stadion FK Minsk in the Vysshaya Liga Women.
Minsk FK W are confident in defense, having played 680 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Minsk FK W's previous game was also played at home, ending 13-0 versus Bobruichanka W. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Minsk "killed" Bobruichanka W in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
In the game before, an away victory in the Vysshaya Liga Women match versus Dinamo Brest W with a 3-0 scoreline.With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Minsk FK W is on fire here. A stunning 32 from 5 league matches.
Smorgon W form and stats
Smorgon W's mission in Women's Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Playing away, Smorgon W have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the Vysshaya Liga Women this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Smorgon W as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-5 against Zorka-BDU W. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Zorka-BDU W was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Preceding that match was the 3-3 draw at home vs ABFF U19 W.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting DYuSSh Pinskogo W in just three days.
Smorgon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. There are big problems for the Smorgon W defense as they have conceded 16 goals in 4 away games.
Head 2 Head
Minsk have been victorious in all of the 4 latest battles versus this opponent. Can they do it again?One of the players to grab the headlines has been Khotyreva with 4 goals scored against Smorgon W in these 4 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Surovtseva 13 goals | Y. Khotyreva 9 goals |  P. Lamanna 7 goals |
Minsk FK W missing players
Smorgon W missing players
| Minsk FK W | Smorgon W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 136 | 76 | Scored | S | 35 | 65 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 32 | 71 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 2.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1220% | 680% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0.8 | 1.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Minsk FK W | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 58 | 27 |
| 2 | Dinamo-BGU W | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 74 | 24 |
| 3 | Dnepr Mogilev W | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 17 |
| 4 | Zorka-BDU W | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 |
| 5 | ABFF U19 W | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
| 6 | Smorgon W | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 11 |
| 7 | Vitebsk W | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Bobruichanka W | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 10 |
| 9 | Dinamo Brest W | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 23 | -25 | 6 |
| 10 | Gomel W | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | -57 | 0 |
| 11 | DYuSSh Pinskogo W | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | -95 | 0 |
