Shakhtyor and Belshina meet at Stadyen Budaŭnik (Stroitel ‘), in a match for the 10th round of the Premier League. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 4 victories in the last 4 matches. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 15‑03‑2019, ended with Shakhtyor winning by (0‑1). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Belshina presents significant differences between home and away results.
Shakhtyor :
The home team is currently in 5th position, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Vitebsk, by (0‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Slavia by (2‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Shakhtyor conquered 7 points out of 15 possible, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 5 matches that they played in their stadium. Defensive consistency has been their best feature, as they have only conceded goals in 2 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Shakhtyor Soligorsk is growing, so it does not want to change course. The idea is to get closer to the first position. If that happens, you can fight directly for the championship lead. That’s why he doesn’t want to lose points at home, especially against the worst team in the competition. So, come to show the best you can and get the victory. In this match, Sergey Politevich and Lasha Shindagoridze will be left out, because they are in the medical department.
Belshina :
After 3 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is currently in 16th position, with 3 points won. In their last match, they tied in a home match against Vitebsk, by (1‑1), after in the previous match having lost away, in a match against Isloch, by (2‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last 4 away games for the championship, Belshina registered 1 draw and 3 losses, so they conquered 1 point in 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 9 matches. The team has not been very strong defensively, since it has always suffered goals in the last 9 matches that it played in this competition. In 9 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 6 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Belshina scored again in the league, but that did not change their situation. He is in the last position and has not yet won in the competition. To make matters worse, he has one of the worst attacks and the weakest defense. The changes have to happen urgently, because otherwise it will fall for the second division. In this match the difficulty will be great, but you must find some way to surprise the opponent. In this match the best available players will be found.
