There are three games to be played in the Belarus Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The second of which takes place at the Borisov Arena as BATE meet Isloch.
The hosts begin the weekend sitting top of the table on 22 points, just one point clear of the team in second place. The visitors are in 6th place on 15 points, just 3 points adrift of the Europa League qualifying places.
BATE come into the game having defeated Dinamo Brest 1-0 in the Belarus Cup final. The match went into extra time and BATE found the winning goal with just seconds remaining on the clock. That result means they have now won each of their last 7 games in all competitions, 6 of which have come in the league.
Their most recent match in the League came against the same opponents they defeated in the Cup final and BATE won the match 3-1 away from home. BATE have been scoring goals for fun in recent games and have won by 2 or more goals their last 5 Belarus Premier League games.
They have scored 3 or more goals in each of their last 4 league games and have managed to score 3 or more goals in 9 of their last 15 home league matches. Trends show BATE have managed to win 14 out of their last 17 home matches in the Belarus Premier League.
Isloch have been struggling in recent weeks and have managed to win only one of their last 4 league games. The single victory came at home against bottom club Belshina and Isloch lost each of the other 3 matches. The defeats have been against Shakhtyor and Dinamo Minsk away plus Energetyk-BGU at home, which was the last match they played.
The away form of Isloch has been poor this season and they have failed to win any of their 4 games on the road. They were held to a 0-0 draw in the Cup against Dinamo Brest and have since lost 3 away matches in the league. The defeats have come against Dinamo Brest, hello Dinamo Minsk and Shakhtyor.
Trends show Isloch have seen over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of their last 8 league games. They have also conceded at least 1 goal in each of their last 18 away Belarus Premier League games.
Team news and BATE are without the injured Egor Filipenko and also have doubts over Anton Saroka. Every other player should be fit and available.
Isloch travel without Aleksandr Makas who is suffering from pneumonia. Dmitri Komarovski, Nikolai Yanush, Pavel Rybak and Vladislav Glinsky are all trying to recover from injury but could miss out. Yevgeniy Krasnov has been called up to the army and will miss the remainder of the season.
BATE have been playing with plenty of confidence and the late win in the Cup final will only add to their belief. Expect to see the hosts win the game, with the possibility of both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals.
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