Belarusian Premier League Preview: Can Zhodino maintain their 100% record?
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Odds and preview for Friday’s fixtures
Belarus will be the centre of the football world onFriday, as the only professional league in Europe that’s still going continues.
We’ve got two games to look forward to, with three of thefour teams involved looking for their first points of the new campaign.
Belshina Bobruisk host Gorodeya, before Dinamo Minsk take onTorpedo-BelAZ Zhodino. Ahead of the action, we’ve got the key odds and info forboth games…
Belshina Bobruisk v Gorodeya – 15:00
The two sides at the foot of the table face off here, withboth sides determined to kick-start their season with a win.
With zero points between them, our traders think homeadvantage could play a part here. Crowds are still permitted in Belarus and ourtraders have the hosts as 11/8 favourites.
Gorodeya are bottom, but they’ve also got the dubious honourof being the only side in the division yet to score. A Belshina win to nilis going for 13/5, while Both Sides to Score – No is odds-on at 2/3.
We’d expect a cagey game here, with both sides wary ofopening up too much and inviting trouble at the other end. With that in mind,there’s 9/5 about the draw and out traders have a 0-0 scoreline at11/2 in the Correct Score market.
Dinamo Minsk v Torpedo Zhodino – 17:00
Despite finishing fourth last season, Dinamo Minsk findthemselves down in 13th after losing both of their opening two games.
However, they did manage to claw two goals back after goingdown to ten men while 3-0 behind against city rivals Minks last weekend. Andlast season’s fourth-placed finish shows they have the quality to climb thetable.
Our traders have them as 23/20 favourites to beat a Zhodinoside with a spotless record so far. The visitors have six points from six andhave yet to concede a goal.
Yuri Pintus’ team also beat Dinamo by an aggregate scorelineof 7-0 in the two meetings last year. We’ve got them at 12/5 to take thepoints this time.
Zhodino have won both of their outings so far this term by asingle goal to nil. It’s 7/1 that they do it again here, while an awaywin to nil is available for 17/4.
All odds and markets correct as of date of publication
