Match Report
The table read 11th (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk, 21 pts) against 8th (Minsk, 28 pts), 7 points apart. On recent form Arsenal Dzerzhinsk sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 1.1 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, Minsk 1.3 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.25.
Minsk arrived on a run of three straight wins.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Arsenal Dzerzhinsk, 0 for Minsk and 4 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. 80% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was City Stadium, with room for 22,611 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Minsk led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Arsenal Dzerzhinsk: Valeri Gorbachik (63') · Minsk: Aleksandr Ksenofontov (16'), Arseniy Migdalenok (43')
Key stats
Possession: Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 55% · Minsk 45% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 4-5