ФАКТЫ І СТАТЫСТЫКА - THE BELARUSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON SO FAR

After losing their first two away games BATE BORISOV are without a defeat in seven away games - six of which they have won. In all seven of those games they have scored two or more goals. 

They have only failed to score in three of their nineteen games so far - at home in the 0-0 draw with Torepdo and defeats to Energetyk (0-1) and Dynamo Minsk (0-2). 

The next two games for BELSHINA BOBRUISK, who are rock bottom of the table, are crucial in their fight for survival. The travel to Smolevichy (15th) this weekend before hosting Slutsk (12th) next weekend. They have only scored twice in two of their nine away games so far which came against fellow struggler's FC Minsk and Slutsk. Six points from these games (or four or even three) would put the pressure on the teams above them! 

DYNAMO MINSK have ten clean sheets in their nineteen games played so far. Seven of those shut outs have come in their ten home games played. Going forward they have scored two or more goals in only six of their nineteen games. Eight of their games have finished 1-0 (four wins and four defeats). Fourteen of their nineteen games have ended in under 2.5 goals being scored including their last seven games played and nine of their ten home games played. 

GORODEYA are without a win in seven away games. In their ten games on the road they have scored one goal eight times and no goals two times. In all of their nineteen games played so far they have only scored three or more goals once which came in the 3-0 home win over Slutsk.

ISLOCH only have two wins away from home in nine games played which came against two teams who are fighting to stay away from the relegation zone - They won 1-0 at FC Minsk and 2-0 at Gorodeya. All seven of their other away games have ended in defeat with just three goals score and fifteen goals conceded. 

Since winning 0-1 at BATE it's been three defeats for ENERGETYK-BGU who have also lost their top scorer Jasurbek Yaxishiboev (to Shakhtyor) and Liberian winger/attacker David Tweh who have joined Dynamo Brest. Their 1-8 home defeat to Rukh was the highest scoring game of the season so far. Could they get back to winning ways at Gorodeya this weekend? 


NEMAN GRODNO are on a run of not conceded a goal in seven league games (four home and three away). Four of those seven games have ended in 1-0 wins! They travel to clean sheet specialist's Dynamo Minsk at the weekend - What price a 4-4 draw? 

RUKH BREST have played nine away games and only one has ended in defeat which was a narrow 1-0 loss at table topper's BATE Borisov. They are currently seven away games unbeaten and go to FC Minsk at the weekend. 57.69% (fifteen) of their twenty-six goals scored have come in three games - 3-0 at home to Belshina, 4-2 at Neman and that crazy 8-1 win at Energetyk.  

SHAKHTYOR SOLIGORSK lost two of their opening five games but have since played fourteen games without a defeat. They have twelve clean sheets in their nineteen games played. 

SLUTSK won their opening three away games but have since lost six in a row on their travels. 

SMOLEVICHY are the only side left without an away win. They have three draws and six defeats so far. They have lost their last five away games. They are unbeaten in four games at home and have scored twelve times in those games.

Aside from a narrow 1-0 defeat at Torpedo Zhodino VITEBSK have a record of four wins and seven draws in their last twelve games played. Only Salvia Mozyr  have come away from Vitebsk with all three points - They are unbeaten in eight home games. Like Rukh Brest they like a draw with eight of their games ended all square so far this season.