Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Minsk 8th with 34 points, BATE 14th with 18, 16 apart. Per game in the league, BATE were scoring 0.73 and conceding 1.23, Minsk 1.3 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 13 meetings between the two: 6 for BATE, 5 for Minsk and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 31% of the wins in this matchup. Only 15% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Borisov Arena, capacity 17,600, hosted the game. V. Shimusik officiated: 88 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Minsk led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
BATE: Vladislav Varaksa (54'), Ales Sakhonchik (77') · Minsk: Ilya Aleksievich (6')
Key stats
Possession: BATE 51% · Minsk 49% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 6-9