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Brest vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk Prediction & Betting tips
Fans are currently seeing a season of surprises in the Belarusian Vysshaya League. Of the top 4 teams of the last season, none can currently be found at the top of the table this year. Series eight, BATE Borisov, fared best. On the square in the sun is the FK Slusk followed by Vitebsk and Torpedo Zhodino, who are all tied.
On Saturday the champion of last season receives the third in the table of the previous season. What would have been a top game a year ago is now more of a duel in no man’s land.
The hosts are in the middle of the league with a balanced record, while the guests from Soligorsk, as 13th in the table of the Vysshaya Liga, tend to look towards relegation places. Both teams are running after their own demands and especially the home side will do everything in their own stadium to achieve the three points. The kick-off in the Brest Regional Sports Complex takes place at 17 p.m.
Dinamo Brest:
FK Dinamo Brest is one of the founding members of the Vysshaya League, which was established in 1992. The club celebrated its greatest success last year when the blue-whites won the national title by five points ahead of the subscription winner BATE Borissow. The previous year, Dinamo won the cup.
But the team of head coach Sergey Kovalchuk is still a long way from the shape of last year. With a balanced account with two wins, a draw and two losses, the reigning champions have only collected seven points so far.
This puts the blue-whites in tenth place in the table, three points behind the top of the table and two points ahead of the upcoming opponent Shakhtor.
The start of the season was a success for the blue and whites. In addition to winning the Supercup, Dinamo reached the semi-finals of the national cup by winning the penalty shoot-out at Isloch Minsk. Here Brest also holds the better cards in his hand after a 2-0 first leg result against Soligorsk.
In league operations, however, there were already a few dampers. Coach Kovalchuk’s men were the losers both against Slavia Mozyr (1: 2) and last weekend at FK Wizebsk (0: 1).
The entire blue-whites’ central defense is canceled and the coaching team has to come up with something to compensate for the loss of the two top performers.
With six goals scored, Dinamo is one of the strongest offensive teams. Only two teams scored more goals than the Brester. Artem Milevsky and Kiki Gabi both overcame the opposing keeper twice.
Shakhtar Soligorsk:
Shakhtor is also one of the founding members of the Belarusian Vysshaya League. The black and yellow have been there continuously since 1992. The club celebrated its greatest success in 2005 when the national championship title was won. The fans have already won the league cup three times, most recently last year.
After Soligorsk finished third last season, things are not going well this season. In the games played, the team of the Ukrainian head coach Yuri Vernydub won only one victory. The team currently has a total of five points on the credit side and is therefore in thirteenth place in the table.
The view is currently more towards the relegation region, since the lead to the first relegation place is only two points. A division of points in Brest next weekend can already be counted as a success under the current conditions.
The bookmakers’ assessments also look accordingly. In the game Dinamo Brest against Shakhtar Soligorsk, the bookies make an unfavorable prognosis for the guests regarding the outcome of the game.
However, the away balance of the current season gives enough reason for optimism. In the two games on the opponent’s place, the Vernydub team took four of their five points and is still unbeaten. In addition to the victory in Gorodeja (2-0), it was also enough for a 0-0 draw at Smolevichi.
With three goals, the guests’ offensive is one of the weakest in the league. Perhaps she will be able to take advantage of the home side’s defensive problems due to the blocking of the regular central defenders.
Internationally, Shakhtar has not yet made a big appearance. The black-and-yellow qualified for the UEFA Europa League a few times, but never reached the group stage.
Brest vs Shakhtyor Soligorsk head to head matches
08.04.20 CUP Brest Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2 : 0
04.03.20 SC Brest Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2 : 0
03.11.19 VL Brest Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1 : 1
22.06.19 VL Shakhtyor Soligorsk Brest 0 : 0
26.09.18 CUP Shakhtyor Soligorsk Brest 1 : 0 (0 : 0)