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FC Minsk had their first season defeat last weekend and, to make matters worse, the record champions BATE Borisov are arriving. However, this currently spreads less terror than normal: Kirill Alshevsky’s team suffered two defeats at the start.
This was an exceptionally weak debut in the new season. However, the league’s last victory came last: At home, newcomer Rukh Brest was defeated.
The guests had to compete in the Belarusian Cup this week and are currently vulnerable as described. In addition, the hosts generally present themselves very accurately on their own terrain.
Further analyzes of the current games in the Vysshaya League or other divisions are available in the section of the international football betting base. The kick-off at Torpedo Stadium is at 13:00 p.m. on Easter Sunday. FC Minsk vs. BATE Borisov’s forecast involves five units of stake.
FC Minsk:
In contrast to their opponents, the red-blues started well into the new season: an away win at Belshina was followed by a long-awaited triumph in the city duel with Dinamo. It was the first victory after no less than 14 unsuccessful attempts! On the last game day, however, the winning streak broke.
Coach Andrey Razin’s troop had to defeat 0-2 in the derby at Energetik-BGU. The bankruptcy can be explained at least somewhat by the great condition of the opponent, who is the only representative from the Belarusian upper house still wearing a completely snow-white vest after the first three rounds of the game.
FC Minsk can also rely on their own strength at home in the upcoming match: Last season the club had the fifth best record in this ranking. The offensive in particular acts very efficiently in front of its own backdrop. This can be seen from the fact that she struck at least once in twelve of the last 13 home games.
The offensive strength on their own territory was also preserved over the break after the last season. In the first home game of the current season, three goals in the derby against Dinamo again.
Vladimir Khvashchinskiy, who was brought on loan by league competitor Shakhty Soligorsk and who scored immediately in his first two games, is in a good mood. The 29-year-old is an old acquaintance at Minsk, as he has been hired for the third time last season for the third time in his career.
After the powerful striker Ivan Bakhar left for city rival Dinamo, the hopes of the offensive rest mainly on his shoulders. Given his largely good performances so far and that of the entire team, we at FC Minsk versus BATE Borisov see the odds for the double chance in favor of the hosts on top as interesting.
BATE Borisov:
After the shock last season, when the title in the Vysshaya Liga was missed for the first time in 13 years, the current season is again problematic. A 1: 3 on their own territory against the admittedly strong kickers from Energetik-BGU and a 1: 2 at Slavia Mozyr were a bad start.
Last weekend, the first three of the new season came in the form of a 1-0 home win against Rikh Brest. The Bjaresina troupe, which is spoiled by success, presented itself better in the match, especially on the defensive. After five goals conceded on the first two match days, a clean sheet was achieved for the first time.
Nevertheless, it is obvious that the departure of defender Aleksey Rios, who also kicks in the Belarusian national team, has weakened the defensive alliance. The decisive goal was again scored by Stanislav Dragun.
The offensive player was already the best scorer in the BATE jersey in the past season and was able to take second place in the scorer scoring with 14 goals.
The drop in performance in the league games is surprising given that Borissov was able to hold many other important players such as Dragun or striker Maksim Skavysh in opposition to Rios.
The latter striker has always had double-digit scoring in his two previous seasons at BATE and scored in league operations and the cup in the first three competitive games of the new season. The two games in the Belarusian Cup before the start of the season against Dinamo Minsk were also won.
This is further proof that the quality of the team is still there, although the start in the Vysshaya League was only mixed. Last Wednesday, however, there was another setback: So the first leg in the semi-finals of the Cup was lost to Slavia Mozyr, an opponent who has now had two wins of the season against BATE.
FC Minsk vs BATE head to head matches
01.09.19 VL FC Minsk BATE 3 : 2
26.04.19 VL BATE FC Minsk 1 : 0
20.07.18 VL BATE FC Minsk 2 : 0
06.04.18 VL FC Minsk BATE 0 : 2
06.08.17 VL FC Minsk BATE 1 : 0