Vitebsk hosts Smorgon in round 11 of Belarusian Vysshaya Liga. The match will be played on Friday, May 28th at Centralnyj Stadion (Vitebsk)
Vitebsk has lost ground in recent years. The Northerners experienced a particularly painful recession in 2019, falling from 4th to 13th place. In the next draw, they showed about the same result, gaining five points more and moving one position higher. Now Vitebsk manages to gradually gain momentum. The start was not the best: not a single goal in the first three rounds and only two points scored. The Northerners also left the cup, but it should be noted that they were eliminated by BATE. But on April 11, Vitebsk began their unbeaten run, defeating Slavia Mozyr away (0-2). In May, the team generally looks strong. In Minsk, it escaped the defeat to the team of the same name, scoring 3-3 with an equalizer in the 94th minute (3-3). And then Vitebsk beat Energetik-BGU at home (quickly conceding twice, the Northerners gained a comeback 3-2 victory) and Isloch away. We will note Teverov, who has already scored 4 goals, and Diego Santos with his 1+3.
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Smorgon rose again to the Premier League. Moreover, in 2020 it was ranked only 6th in a lower tier. At first, for some reason, the federation decided not to raise Krumkachi, the bronze medalist of the First League. Then Arsenal and Lokomotiv refused to be promoted. And the Bears could not resist the temptation, as they played in the elite only in 2007-2009. Of course, Smorgon was seen as the main outsider of the draw, although the bosses performed serious work on strengthening the roster, inviting experienced players led by Leonid Kovel and youngsters like Sagitov. However, little has been achieved so far. In the first five rounds (and all of them were played away), Smorgon gained a draw only in the match against Slavia Mozyr. Kovalev equalized in the 82nd minute, and the hosts did not have time to take the lead again. The first game at the native Yunost Stadium ended in a victory. But Sputnik is the only team that goes below in the standings. After that 2-0 win, Smorgon lost all four matches and scored only against Torpedo-BelAZ.
Vitebsk invariably won five head-to-head matches in a row. However, the clubs did not cross paths after 2014. Now bookmakers are confident in the victory of the hosts. The visitors are too weak at the moment, so you can think of a bet on Vitebsk's victory with a -1 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Vitebsk to win with -1.0 handicap
