Shakhter Soligorsk vs Dinamo Brest (Dream11 Preview and fantasy prediction)
Shakhter Soligorsk face foes Dinamo Brest at Stroitel Stadium in the Belarus Cup on Wednesday. Shakhter beat Dinamo 2-0 in the Belarusian Premier League on Saturday which will provide confidence before fourth encounter this season.
Shakhter Soligorsk Form
Shakhter Soligorsk started their league campaign with a 1-0 home loss against Torpedo Zhodino. They bounced back with a 2-0 win at Gorodeya.
Shakhter drew 0-0 at home against Neman Grodno after hitting the post twice. Yurii Vernydub’s side lost 2-0 at Dinamo Brest in the Belarus Cup before another 0-0 draw at Smolevichi.
Shakhter suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Slutsk but rebounded with a 2-0 win at Dinamo Brest. A Nikola Antic cross forced an own goal in the first half and striker Vitali Lisakovich turned home a Igor Ivanovic cross in the 67th minute.
Shakhter Soligorsk News
Central defender Aleksandr Sachivko and left back Nikola Antic recovered from injury to start in Brest. Right back Sergey Matveychik training with the reserve team.
Centre back Sergey Politevich is available after being suspended in the last league match. Georgian winger Lasha Shindagoridze could be out for a lengthy period of time with a serious knee injury.
Striker Vitali Lisakovich was a real handful in Brest but is expected to make way for Darko Bodul.
Dinamo Brest Form
Dinamo Brest won their first Belarusian Premier League match of the season 1-0 at Slutsk thanks to Artem Milevskyi. Dinamo then lost 2-1 at home against Shakhter but rebounded by beating Shakhter 2-0 at home in the Belarus Cup thanks to Oleksandr Noyok and Pavel Savitskiy.
Sergey Kovalchuk’s side followed up with a 3-1 home win against Isloch with Kiki Gabi, Artem Milevskyi and Pavel Savitskiy on the score sheet. Dinamo’s previous match was a 1-0 defeat at Vitebsk.
They conceded a penalty with centre backs Kiki Gabi and Yevgen Khacheridi both sent off in the closing stages. Dinamo Brest fell to a 2-0 defeat at home against Shakhter on Saturday.
Strike Denis Laptev hit the post in the first half as his side created chances but were unable to take them.
Dinamo Brest News
Maksim Vitus started at left back on Saturday with Oleg Veretilo filling in at centre back. Aleksandr Pavlovets returned to start alongside Veretilo but Kiki Gabi and Yevgen Khacheridi should return to central defence after being suspended on Saturday.
Attacking midfielder Sergey Krivets and striker Evgeni Shevchenko came off the bench on Saturday after getting their first starts of the season at Vitebsk. Midfielder Artem Bykov came off the bench as he continues to recover from injury.
Attacking midfielder Elis Bakaj will miss the season with a cruciate ligament injury.
Shakhter Soligorsk vs Dinamo Brest Head to Head
Shakhter Soligorsk have a 29-17 advantage against Dinamo Brest with 14 draws in 60 meetings. These clubs have met three times this season.
Dinamo won 2-0 in the Belarus Super Cup and 2-0 in the Belarus Cup. Shakhter hit back with a 2-0 win in Brest in the Belarusian Premier League on Saturday.
Last season’s Belarusian Premier League matches both ended in draws, a 0-0 draw in Soligorsk and a 1-1 draw in Brest.
Shakhter Soligorsk vs Dinamo Brest Stats
- Shakhter Soligorsk are undefeated in 28 of their last 31 home matches (Belarusian Premier League).
- Shakhter Soligorsk have lost 2 of their last 3 home matches (Belarusian Premier League).
- Shakhter Soligorsk have drawn 4 of their last 6 matches against Dinamo Brest (Belarusian Premier League).
- Shakhter Soligorsk have drawn 6 of their last 10 matches against Dinamo Brest (all competitions).
- Dinamo Brest are undefeated in 17 of their last 18 away matches (Belarusian Premier League).
Verdict
Shakhter beat Dinamo 2-0 in Brest on Saturday which will provide confidence here. Dinamo get their first choice central defenders back from suspension which is a big boost as they attempt to keep things tight.
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