Slavia Mozyr will host Belarus Premier League rival Rukh Brest on Monday in a fixture that could see the home side inch closer to the top of the table. The home side are fifth in the division with six points from a possible nine.
Mihail Martsinovich’s team have won back to back league fixtures after losing their season opener. Slavia Mozyr’s back to back wins came by 2-1 scorelines against BATE Borisov and Dyamo Brest.
Rukh Brest head into the Monday afternoon showdown in 12th place having collected just three points from nine possible. The visitors have lost back to back fixtures after opening the season with a victory over Dinamo Minsk. Rukh Brest have scored just one goal this term while conceding twice.
When you go after @FC_Dinamo_Minsk, @dynamobrest, and @fcshakhter_by in the standings, and @FCBATE is close on your heels. 🤪Когда в турнирной таблице идешь вслед за «Динамо-Минск», «Динамо-Брест», «Шахтёром», а на пятки наступает БАТЭ. 🤪#rfc #rukhfc #realrukh #football pic.twitter.com/iwZFmtSmL2— FC Rukh Brest (@rukhbrest) April 9, 2020
When you go after @FC_Dinamo_Minsk, @dynamobrest, and @fcshakhter_by in the standings, and @FCBATE is close on your heels. 🤪Когда в турнирной таблице идешь вслед за «Динамо-Минск», «Динамо-Брест», «Шахтёром», а на пятки наступает БАТЭ. 🤪#rfc #rukhfc #realrukh #football pic.twitter.com/iwZFmtSmL2
Manager Aleksandr Sednyov must find a way to get his team scoring goals. Rukh Brest are in their first season in the Premier League after gaining promotion last term. The step up to the Premier League has been a difficult one but they are out of the relegation zone heading into the fixture.
Slavia Mozyr and Rukh Brest have never met in a competitive match due to the latter playing in their first season in the top flight. On paper, the visitors are the heavy underdogs, but football isn’t played on paper.
Martsinovich’s team won their only home match of the season and will feel confident of picking up all three points once more at the Junactva Stadium. Rukh Brest won’t have any fear going away from home. Their only win this season came away from home, although they lost their last road fixture.
Andrey Chukhley and Nikita Melnikov have been excellent in front of goal for Slavia Mozyr. The duo has scored two goals each and accounted for four of Slavia Mozyr’s five goals in the Belarus Premier League.
Rukh Brest have tallied a mere one goal this season. They aren’t conceding a lot of goals but aren’t scoring many either. Oleksiy Kovtun scored Rukh Brest’s only goal of the season. It came in the 26th minute of the team’s win over Dinamo Minsk.
Monday’s game should see a similar pattern for Rukh Brest. They will struggle to get goals while keeping the scoreline low.
Slavia Mozyr should keep a clean sheet winning by a narrow 1-0 margin. The home club could inch closer to the top of the table and a fight for the league title.