About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Dinamo Minsk 3rd with 40 points, Naftan 16th with 10, 30 apart. On recent form Dinamo Minsk sit only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.81/2.48 for Naftan and 1.84/0.79 for Dinamo Minsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25. Dinamo Minsk would climb to 43 points with a win and up to 1st (other results held equal).
Five consecutive defeats weigh on Naftan. The five-game form split reads 0/15 points for Naftan against 7/15 for Dinamo Minsk.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Naftan 0, draws 3, Dinamo Minsk 4, at 2.86 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
The venue is Stadyen Atlant in Navapolatsk.