Shakhter Soligorsk sit 11th in the Belarus Premier League and will welcome second-placed team FC Isloch to their home ground on Sunday. Shakhter Soligorsk are unbeaten in four of their last six matches and have collected eight points from 18 possible.
Just four points separate Shakhter Soligorsk and Isloch in the Belarus Premier League table and could inch closer to their rival. Isloch have won four of their opening six matches in the league collecting 12 points from 18 available.
Isloch have won back to back matches outscoring their opponents 4-1 over the course of the last 180 minutes of football. The club are just one point off of first-placed FK Slutsk and could usurp the first-place club in the table with a win away from Shakhter Soligorsk.
Goals have been in short supply for Shakhter Soligorsk this term. They have scored just five goals in six matches while conceding three times. Their lack of goals has resulted in two draws. Last weekend’s 2-0 win away to Dynamo Brest ended a three-game winless streak.
Isloch have bagged nine goals. It is the joint second-most goals scored in the Premier League. Defensively the club have been suspect conceding seven times over the course of six fixtures.
The home side dominated Isloch over the course of their last six matches. Shakhter Soligorsk collected five wins from six including two straight league wins over their rival. In 2019, Shakhter Soligorsk did the league double over Isloch.
The last five straight fixtures between Shakhter Soligorsk and Isloch ended in wins to nil for the victorious team. Four of those five matches saw Shakhter Soligorsk win to nil. During their last six matches Shakhter Soligorsk outscored isloch 11-2.
Could this be Isloch’s chance to finally defeat Shakhter Soligorsk? Don’t be so sure of it. Although Shakhter Soligorsk is 11th in the division, just four points separate the two teams in the early going of the Premier League campaign.
Isloch’s Dmitri Komarovski has scored three of the club’s goals this season. Fellow forward Momo Yansane has bagged three more goals.
Shakhter Soligorsk have been dominant in their last six matches against Isloch. They should pick up another victory despite the away team’s lofty table position. Unlike their last five fixtures, this weekend’s match should see both teams find the back of the net.
Shakhter Soligorsk will pull closer to their rival with a win and make the chase for the Premier League title interesting.