Match Report
17 points for BATE (13th), 28 for Minsk (8th): an 11-point gap. On the form table BATE stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Per game in the league, BATE were scoring 0.78 and conceding 1.11, Minsk 1.3 and 1.3, 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: 77 games logged, averaging 1.2 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