Shakhtar and Yunost-Minsk will sort things out in the match of the regular season of the Extraliga. Will the hosts retain the leadership?
Shakhtar
Shakhtar won three victories in the last four games, thanks to which they returned to the first position, breaking away by one point from their closest pursuers, which are Gomel and Neman. The Soligorsk team is also the best in terms of playing defense, conceding 55 goals, but in terms of the number of goals scored, it occupies the second line, second only to Neman, which is four effective shots from a hundred, and Shakhtar itself has 84 so far.
"Yunost-Minsk"
"Yunost-Minsk" closes the leading four at the moment, having 37 points. Despite such a high position, it cannot find stability. In the previous two matches, she was able to beat Mogilev (6-2 and 4-2), and before that she suffered two losses in a row, losing 3-4 after shootouts and 3-5 to Gomel. A victory in the reporting meeting will allow "Youth" to break into at least the top three. At the moment, the gap between "Neman" and "Gomel" is equal to one point, and from "Shakhtar" - two.
Statistics and figures:
- Shakhtar have won three of their last four matches;
- Yunost-Minsk won the previous two games;
- Yunost-Minsk won against Shakhtar in two of the last three matches.
Forecast
An interesting confrontation in which the contenders for the leading position will converge. I think they will be able to give a productive hockey, scoring at least five goals for two.