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Four games have already been played in the Belarusian Vysshaya League and there have been no surprises yet. This was also the case on the last day of the match, when promoted FC Smolevichi slowed down last year’s Shakhtar Soligorsk. After Dinamo Brest, Smolevichi already put a leg up to the second top club from Belarus.
Shakhtar Soligorsk relied on three points after two games without a win. The black and yellow will receive Slutsk third in the table on Friday evening for the fifth round of the Vysshaya League. According to the home balance from the previous year, Shakhtar Soligorsk should not have too much trouble.
The guests started the new season quite confidently with seven points from the first four season games. So far, Slutsk has only been defeated by the reigning champion Dinamo Brest (0-1). With the away game in Soligorsk, the blue and whites now face the next endurance test.
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Shakhtar Soligorsk:
Shakhtar Soligorsk again missed important points and thus initially missed the connection to the top of the table. The black and yellow are currently in twelfth place in the table with five points. In order to initiate the turnaround and end the small drop in shape, a pioneering home game for the third of last year is now on Friday evening.
Last season Shakhtar Soligorsk was the strongest team in the Vysshaya League. In the first two home games of the current season there was no victory for the black and yellow. In addition, Soligorsk remained in both home games without a goal. These are circumstances that would hardly have been conceivable after the strong home season.
With a home win over FC Slutsk, the small home is to be ended. But above all the offensive will have to perform better. Across all competitions, Soligorsk has not scored four times in the last five competitive matches. The offensive of the black and yellow is by no means badly manned.
With Elis Bakaj, Shakhtar Soligorsk made an important achiever in the last transfer window. The 32-year-old Albanian transferred to the reigning champion in Brest on a free transfer. Bakaj was the big star of the team with 31 scorer points (17 goals, 14 assists) in 30 appearances. The team around head coach Yurii Vernydub does not seem to have compensated for his departure.
In the last away game at FC Smolevichi there were numerous offensive efforts by the Vernydub team. In the end, despite 17 attempts to shoot, the goalless draw against the promoted team remained. If the black and yellow are working on the opportunity exploitation, a home win on Friday evening will certainly be feasible.
Slutsk:
FC Slutsk got off to a promising start to the season and deservedly ranked among the top three teams in the Vysshaya League. The blue-whites have so far only won one point in the first four games of the season, with Slutsk’s defeat against the previous year’s champions from Brest.
The second real endurance test of the current season is scheduled for the blue-whites on this matchday. It is still much too early to draw a preliminary conclusion. With a point win in Soligorsk, Slutsk can at least underpin their own ambitions. So far, eighth place in the table for FC Slutsk has been the best result of the season in the Belarusian Oberhaus.
It is quite possible that a better position will be awarded this season. According to the results of the current season so far, the blue-whites convinced above all with an effective offensive game. In contrast to last season, when Slutsk made one of the weakest offensives with 29 goals, the goal recovery can be seen so far.
There are currently five different goal scorers in the blue and white squad. Artem Serdyuk and Souleymane Koanda each have two goals. The latter scored in the recent league game against Vitebsk the important equalizer to the 1-1 final. To master the away game in Soligorsk, Slutsk will have to improve significantly.
Head coach Vitali Pavlov is unlikely to make any major changes to the squad.
Shakhtyor Soligorsk vs Slutsk head to head matches
19.08.19 VL Slutsk Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0 : 5
15.04.19 VL Shakhtyor Soligorsk Slutsk 1 : 0
19.08.18 VL Slutsk Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1 : 3
13.04.18 VL Shakhtyor Soligorsk Slutsk 0 : 1
01.10.17 VL Slutsk Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0 : 2