On Sunday, at 14:00, Vitebsk receives the visit of Sahtior Soligorsk, in a match from the 8th round of the first league in Belarus. At first glance, Soligorsk has the first chance, but Vitebsk can resist on its own arena.
After the first 7 matches, it is difficult to differentiate the two teams, from the perspective of the quality of the game. Vitebsk is in 8th place (goal difference 6-8), while Soligorsk is in 6th place (goal average 9-3), with the best defensive balance sheet in Belarus – tied with Rukh Brest (3-3). The current form seems to be on the side of Sahtior, who comes after two successes in a row.
Sahtior prevailed in the difficult matches of the championship with exciting scores: 2-0 at Dinamo BRest and 4-0 with Isloch Minsk! In addition, Soligorsk also won the Cup match with Dinamo Brest, score 4-2, but the result was not enough to qualify for the final (it had been 0-2 away). Overall, Yuri Vernydub’s team is in good shape and should play well with the white-blues.
Vitebsk comes after failures with Isloch Minsk (0-2) and Slavia Mozyr (2-3). In the last match, Vitebsk led 2-1 in the 85th minute, but Slavia came back with a “double” and achieved a dramatic success. Soligorsk won at zero the last two direct duels with Vitebsk, scores 2-0 and 4-0. In the previous meeting, the goals of Szoke (‘4), Bodul (‘ 8, ’38) and Sachivko (’63) quickly determined the fate of the match, and the guests hope again to show their superiority.
PREDICTION: Shakhtyor Soligorsk to win @ 1,62
