Gomel will play Shakhtar in the match of the 15th round of the Belarusian championship. Will the hosts be able to extend the win-win streak?
"Gomel"
Gomel has four matches to play in the current championship and it still remains in the fight for a place in the European Cup zone, from which it is five points behind. In the previous round, Gomel defeated Energetik-BSU 4-0 at home and extended the winless streak to eight matches. At the end of the season, Gomel significantly improved the defensive game, not missing for four matches already.
Shakhtar
If the upcoming game is very important for Gomel, since it is necessary to reduce the gap from third place, then Shakhtar may even lose and this will not really prevent it from winning the championship title, because the gap from BATE following is seven points, and there are two more matches left. By the way, it was from BATE that the Soligorsk club suffered an extreme defeat (0-1), and after it won five victories in a row.
Statistics and figures:
- Gomel has not lost for eight games;
- Shakhtar won in the previous five rounds;
- Shakhtar lost to Gomel in one of the last 12 matches.
Forecast
Shakhtar is the favorite, but at home Gomel may well resist and at least score.