Next up in the Belarus top flight is a clash between two clubs struggling near the lower reaches of the Vysshaya Liga as Gorodeya play host to Neman Grodno with neither side in particularly good form right now.
Friday’s hosts, Gorodeya, currently sit in 12th place and are just 1 point above their opponents prior to this clash at their Stadyen Haradzeya but the hosts have failed to win any of their last 5 matches which is in stark contrast to previous results beforehand.
Gorodeya had previously strung together a 3-match winning streak in the Belarus top flight as they picked up victories over Belshina, Dinamo Minsk and Energetyk-BGU (all by 1-0 margins), but they’ve since failed to win any of their subsequent 5 matches.
The hosts have also registered just 1 home win to date this term which could hinder them again in this upcoming clash but each of their 4 home matches to date have resulted in under 2.5 goals.
Onto Neman Grodno, and the visitors have fared a little worse than their Friday’s hosts as they occupy 13th place and are a point behind their opponents but they’ll head into this upcoming encounter with renewed confidence after recording a much-needed win last Friday.
A resounding 3-1 home win against high-flying Torpedo Zhodino should give Neman Grodno the boost that they need to pick up something from this trip to Gorodeya, but having picked up just 1 point from the possible 12 on offer so far away from home, the prospect of Neman Grodno picking up all three points here looks far from guaranteed!
A 0-0 draw at Shakhtyor Soligorsk has earned Neman’s solitary point on the road to date this term while defeats at Isloch Minsk 1-0, Dinamo Minsk 2-0 and a 3-1 loss at the current Vysshaya Liga leaders, BATE, have done the damage to the visitors so far in this campaign.
Neman Grodno are without an away win from their last 6 matches on their travels while goals have also been in short supply as 8 of Neman Grodno’s last 10 matches away from home have seen under 2.5 goals scored.
Both Gorodeya and Neman Grodno are therefore struggling for results and a low-scoring encounter could unfold here as a result.