Vitebsk and BATE meet at Stadyen Central’ny Vitsyebski, in a match for the 12th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 10‑11‑2019, for the Premier League, which ended in BATE’s victory by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by N. Zolotov (65 ‘), for Vitebsk, and M. Skavysh (60’) and S. Dragun (79 ‘), for BATE.
Vitebsk :
After 3 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 14 points won. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Zorka ‑ BDU by (3‑3), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) at home, in a match against Dinamo Minsk. For the championship, Vitebsk conquered 8 points in 15 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches that they played in their stadium. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 28 of the last 42 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 11 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Vitebsk campaign is not surprising, but it needs an evolution. It is in the lower half of the table and to be better positioned you need to have more regularity. At home, the duty to conquer victory is great, but on a day like this things are different. He will face the best team in the country and, by the way, is in the leadership of the championship. In this case, a tie cannot be considered bad, but to win you will have to have an above average performance.
BATE :
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 25 points won, after 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Dinamo Brest, by (1‑3). In the last match, they won at home against Isloch, by (1‑0). For the championship, BATE conquered 12 points in 18 possible, after 4 victories and 2 defeats in the last 6 matches that they played as a visitor.
In this competition, they have won the last 4 away matches. His offense has scored consistently, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 34 of the last 51 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In the last 9 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Seeing BATE Borisov in leadership is common, especially when it comes to the Belarusian national championship. He certainly does not want to lose positions, especially since being the champion is his great goal. In this way, he comes to this match wanting victory, despite playing far from his domain. He is the favorite and if he plays everything he knows he should not have to go through trouble to win. The team comes from a good sequence of results and that is extra motivation.
