Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: ML Vitebsk (1st, 39 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Arsenal (11th, 21 pts). Arsenal Dzerzhinsk had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal 1.1 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, ML Vitebsk 2 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.25.
Arsenal were unbeaten in 5.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Arsenal, 2 by ML Vitebsk, 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
City Stadium, capacity 22,611, hosted the game. ML Vitebsk led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
ML Vitebsk: Bassekou Diabaté (5'), Nikita Glushkov (26'), Ivan Oreshkevich (51' og)
Key stats
Possession: Arsenal 51% · ML Vitebsk 49% · Total shots: 15-12 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 6-2