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BATE Borisov vs Slavia Mozyr - 29/04/2020

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28/04/20

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We have reached the semi-final stage of the Belarus Cup and there are two matches to look forward to on Wednesday evening. One of which features BATE Borisov as they host Slavia Mozyr. This is the second leg of the semi-final and the first leg ended 1-0 in the favour of Slavia Mozyr, so there is all to play for in this game.

Both teams are currently competing in the Belarus Premier League and BATE Borisov are currently in 4th place, 3 points behind the leaders. They entered the cup competition at the round of 32 stage and defeated Sputnik Rechitsa of the division below 5-2 away from home. Into the round of 16 and BATE Borisov played Torpedo Minsk at home and destroyed the opposition, winning the match 8-1 to reach the quarter-final.

The quarter-final was played over 2 legs and BATE Borisov came out on top, winning 5-2 on aggregate. They won both legs of the tie, beating Dinamo Minsk 2-1 away and 3-2 at home.

Trends show that BATE Borisov have won 4 of their last 5 matches in the Belarus Cup. They have lost only one of their last 11 home games in the competition and have won 9 of those 11 matches. However, 2 of the last 4 have ended level, one of which went to a penalty shootout and BATE Borisov won following a 0-0 draw.

Slavia Mozyr have struggled at the beginning of this season in the Belarus Premier League. They find themselves down in 13th place having won only 2 of their 6 matches. Slavia Mozyr have lost 3 of their 6 league games but are still only 3 points behind BATE Borisov.

In the Cup this season, Slavia Mozyr entered the competition at the round of 32 stage and defeated NFK Minsk 3-1 away from home. Despite the opposition being in a lower division, Slavia Mozyr required extra time to win the match. Into the round of 16 and Slavia Mozyr were drawn at home against Vitebsk. On this occasion they did not need extra time as they won the game 3-1 inside 90 minutes. To the quarter-final and Slavia Mozyr did not play a single minute of either leg of their tie against Dnyapro Mogilev as they were granted a walkover.

This means they have played two matches less than their opponents to get to the stage of the competition. However, Slavia Mozyr come into the game in decent form having remained undefeated in their last 7 league games. They have managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 3 league games.

Team news and BATE Borisov defender Aleksandar Filipovic could start having returned from injury. Stanislav Dragun is expected to start having netted his third goal of the season at Gorodeya.

Slavia Mozyr are without attacker Maksym Slyusar and have doubts over the fitness of midfielder Aleksandr Anufriev. Andrey Chukhley and striker Nikita Melnikov could return having missed out on the weekend.

Slavia Mozyr have defeated BATE Borisov twice this season, once in the League and also in the first leg of this semi-final. However, you must go back to 2000 find the last time they defeated BATE Borisov away from home. This gives the hosts the edge and we could see a narrow 1-0 win and the possibility of extra time and penalties.

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