Match Report
14 points and 5 places separated them: Gomelzheldortrans 6th with 39, Naftan 1st with 53. Gomelzheldortrans's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/1 for Gomelzheldortrans and 2.29/0.79 for Naftan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.63.
Naftan came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Gomelzheldortrans, 13/15 for Naftan.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Gomelzheldortrans, 2 by Naftan, 2 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Stadyen Lakamatyu in Gomel (capacity 14,307). On the scoreboard, Naftan led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.