The FC BATE Borisov vs FC Slutsk football match will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2020, in the 9th round of the Belarusian Championship, on the “Borisov Arena” stadium in Borisov.

FC BATE Borisov performed at Smolevichi

As expected, FC BATE Borisov won the away match with FC Smolevichi, with the score of 5-3, even if it conceded a goal from the first minute. The hosts’ goals were scored by Yawhen Barsukow (1), Dzmitry Shchagrykovich (55) and Jean Morel Poé (64). Maksim Skavysh (13), Ihar Stasevich (15), Dzmitry Baha (36) and Nemanja Milić (80, 90 + 3) scored for the guests. After 8 stages, the team coached by Kirill Alshevsky is on the 1st place in the ranking, with 16 points. The balance of the team was 5 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats, goal difference 16-9. The next match will be away with the champion Dinamo Brest. The yellow-blues took advantage of the defeat of FC Slutsk and the draw of Torpedo Zhodino, climbing for the first time this season on the first position in the ranking. FC BATE Borisov scored 16 goals in 8 stages, 4 at home and 12 away. The team’s top scorers are Stanislaw Drahun, who scored 3 goals and Nemanja Milić, Pavel Nyakhaychyk, Anton Saroka, Maksim Skavysh and Ihar Stasevich, who scored 2 goals.

FC Slutsk lost the 1st place in the ranking where it was 3 stages

FC Slutsk surprisingly lost 2-1 to FC Energetik-BGU Minsk in the 8th round of the championship in Belarus. The guests led 2-0 due to the “double” of Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (17, 28), the hosts scored before the break through Umar Bala Mohammed (41), but failed to avoid defeat. After 8 stages, the team coached by Vitaliy Pavlov is on the 2nd place in the ranking, with 16 points. The balance of the team was 5 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats, goal difference 15-11. The next match will be at home with Rukh Brest. The Blues had 3 consecutive successes and after the failure of the previous round they lost the leading position. FC Slutsk scored 15 goals in 8 stages, 9 at home and 7 away. The team’s top scorers are Nigerian Umar Bala Mohammed, who scored 4 goals and Artyom Serdyuk, who scored 3 goals.

FC BATE Borisov vs FC Slutsk: Direct results (H2H)

FC BATE Borisov vs FC Slutsk have met 12 times in Vysheyshaya Liga, the balance being 11 victories of the hosts, 0 results of equality and 1 success of the guests. The average goal was favorable to the hosts, 32 to 4. In the 6 matches played in Borisov, FC BATE obtained as many victories with FC «Slutsk». And this time the goal average was favorable to the hosts, 22 to 2.

Last 5 direct results

• 23.09.2017: FC BATE Borisov – FC Slutsk 6-0 (Vysheyshaya Liga)
• 28.04.2018: FC BATE Borisov – FC Slutsk 3-1 (Vysheyshaya Liga)
• 02.09.2018: FC Slutsk vs FC BATE Borisov 0-1 (Vysheyshaya Liga)
• 24.05.2019: FC BATE Borisov vs FC Slutsk 3-0 (Vysheyshaya Liga)
• 05.10.2019: FC Slutsk vs FC BATE Borisov 0-3 (Vysheyshaya Liga)

FC BATE Borisov vs FC Slutsk Picks

It will be the most attractive match of the stage, because the teams ranked 1st and 2nd will be face to face, both with 16 points. FC BATE Borisov aims to win the title and after a weaker start, it finally became the leader, while FC Slutsk, which was first in the standings in stages 5-7, is not used to the podium, last year ranking is in 11th place. FC BATE Borisov had 3 results under 2.5 goals and 5 over 2.5 goals, 4 results NG and 4 GG. In the last 3 rounds the “yellow-blues” have scored 10 goals! It should be noted that in the games with Neman Grodno and FC Smolevichi in the championship and with Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Cup, FC BATE Borisov scored at least 2 goals in the first half. FC Slutsk had 2 results under 2.5 goals and 6 over 2.5 goals, 1 result NG and 7 GG. 8 of the 15 goals were scored in the first half and 7 in the second half.

The group from Slutsk has an execrable record with FC BATE Borisov, 11 defeats in 12 matches and only failures on Borisov Arena. FC BATE Borisov is in top form, climbed to first place in the standings, also qualified for the Belarus Cup final and always had fun in the Vysheyshaya League with FC Slutsk.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 1.91