As part of the 26th round of the Belarusian championship, Smorgon will host Vitebsk. Will the hosts be able to break the series of defeats?
"Smorgon"
Five rounds before the end of the championship, Smorgon is in a deplorable position, taking the penultimate 15th place. At the moment, Smorgon has only 13 points, and the gap from the safe 13th line is equal to twelve points. In the last four rounds, Smorgon also performed abominably, not scoring a single point and suffering three major defeats: 0-5 from Neman and Dinamo Minsk, as well as 1-7 from Torpedo-BelAZ. In addition to these losses, there were still 1-3 from BATE.
"Vitebsk"
In the four previous matches, Vitebsk won only one victory, coping at home with Minsk with a score of 3-1. In addition to the victory, there were two more defeats - 1:4 from Gomel and 0:4 from Isloch, as well as a 2-2 draw with Energetik-BSU. Despite the fact that Vitebsk occupies the sixth place, it will not be able to climb to the third, as it fell behind by seventeen points and lost the chance to break into the European Cup zone.
Statistics and figures:
- Smorgon has lost in the last four matches;
- Vitebsk won one of the previous four games;
- Vitebsk won 5-0 in the first round.
Forecast
Vitebsk no longer has motivation, but it is unlikely that they will play carelessly, but will try to perform as confidently as possible at the end of the season. Considering that Smorgon began to lose regularly and miss in batches, there should be no problems for the guests with a set of three points.
