The Premier League clash at their stadium on Saturday sees home side Naftan Novopolotsk take to the field against Gomel.
Our tips, poll and stats for Naftan Novopolotsk v Gomel can all be found here - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Naftan Novopolotsk
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Naftan Novopolotsk enter this game following on from a 2-2 Premier League draw against Dynamo Brest.
Mikhail Hardzeichuk (10', 72') scored for Dynamo Brest.
Naftan Novopolotsk have been conceding pretty frequently of late, although they have also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Naftan Novopolotsk have been punished defensively in 5 of them while also getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those games. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.
Gomel
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Gomel come into this clash following on from a 2-0 Premier League win with the downing of FC Minsk in their most recent fixture.
Looking at their form, and Gomel have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in total. Defensively, Gomel just havenโt been too solid at all.
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Head to head
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was Premier League match day 17 on 12/08/2023 and the score finished Gomel 3-2 Naftan Novopolotsk.
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Team News: Naftan Novopolotsk
The Naftan Novopolotsk boss will be thankful to have no fitness concerns at all coming into this clash thanks to a fully healthy squad available to choose from.
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Team News: Gomel
With a completely healthy squad available for selection, the Gomel boss Aleksandr Kuznetsov does not have any fitness worries to report ahead of this game.
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Prediction
We believe that Naftan Novopolotsk will need things to go their way to be putting a goal past this Gomel side who we think should be able to grind out a win.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a very even contest with a 0-1 win for Gomel at the end of the match.
Letโs see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
08:05 03/05/2024
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Competitions: Premier League position 10