Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Slavia (11th, 35 pts) held a 33-point advantage over Shakhtyor (16th, 2 pts). Recent form flatters Slavia's table spot — 7th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Slavia ran at 0.93 scored and 1.1 conceded, Shakhtyor at 0.63 and 1.5.
Shakhtyor had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Slavia against 1/15 for Shakhtyor.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Slavia wins, 2 for Shakhtyor, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Stadyen Junatsva in Mozyr (capacity 5,353). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.