Smorgon hosts FC Gomel in round 14 of the Belarusian Vysshaya Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, June 26th at Yunost Stadium (Smorgon)
According to all sports principles, Smorgon should now play in the lower division. In 2020, the Bears scored modest 36 points in 26 matches and did not even reach the top five in the First League. Not surprisingly, the newcomer earned only four points in the first 11 rounds of the Premier League, and the lion's share of them was scored in the match against another promoted team, Sputnik. But in the summer, Vyacheslav Gerashchenko's men managed not to lose twice in a row for the first time. First, they pulled out a draw in the home match against Slutsk, and then Bondarenko's brace brought a point in the game versus Dynamo Brest. Yes, after that Smorgon suffered a 2-1 defeat from Arsenal Dzerzhinsk, but it happened in the cup draw, for which the Bears definitely have no strength and desire.
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FC Gomel even has the title of the champion of Belarus. And the White-Greens won the cup for the second and the last time only 10 years ago, in 2011. But they showed themselves worse and worse, and in 2019 they left the elite for the second time in five years. However, FC Gomel returned very quickly. Now it is a good and combat-ready team trained by Ivan Bionchik. And Andrey Solovey completely tears everyone apart, becoming the discovery of the season. The 26-year-old midfielder, who played in the First League for the previous four years, has already scored nine goals and made four assists. Thanks to his efforts, Gomel has 24 points after 13 matches, and only the top three scored more than the newcomer. On Tuesday the White-Greens also beat Orsha in the cup with a score of 2-6.
Gomel has not lost nine head-to-head matches in a row, winning six of them. But Smorgon managed to gain a 1-1 draw at home last year. Smorgon does not look so hopeless now as it did in spring. But Gomel is simply much stronger and will win again. Moreover, it is worth using the option with a -1.5 handicap.
Prediction for the match: FC Gomel to win with -1.5 handicap
