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Soligorsk
Novopolotsk
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Win: Soligorsk
67%
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Outcome probabilities (1X2) · by our model
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Form last 5 matches
Head to head 31
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Prediction commentary
Based on data as of 9 Sep, 16:40Soligorsk should win comfortably against Novopolotsk on 11 September, backed by five straight victories and a head-to-head record that shows them winning five of the last six meetings, including three consecutive home matches where they scored 16 goals without reply.
The hosts have not lost a game in months. Soligorsk won all five of their previous matches, scoring 24 goals and conceding 10, with results including a 5:2 victory over Novopolotsk just two days ago and a 7:2 win against Gomel. They sit first in the table after one match, though that is only because the season has barely begun. What matters more is the pattern: they attack freely and finish chances, averaging nearly five goals per game across their recent run.
Novopolotsk have shown no such consistency. They lost three of their last five matches, including that same 5:2 defeat to Soligorsk, and have scored 12 goals while letting in 15. They sit 11th in the table after one match, but the form suggests they are struggling to find rhythm. Two wins came against lower-ranked opposition, while the losses include a 2:3 result at home to Gomel and a 2:3 defeat away at Vitebsk. They have nothing to lose and everything to prove, but the results do not yet reflect ambition.
The history between these sides at Soligorsk's ground tells a clear story. In the last three home meetings, Soligorsk won 6:0, 5:0 and 5:2, scoring 16 goals without conceding. Across all 22 matches played between them, Soligorsk have won 14 and Novopolotsk 8. The visitors have not kept a clean sheet against the hosts in any of the last six encounters, and they have not won at Soligorsk's stadium since December 2024, when they edged a 4:3 thriller. That result feels like an anomaly now.
The model expects Soligorsk to score 3.3 goals and Novopolotsk 1.8, with an 81% chance that both teams find the net and an 89% probability of three or more goals in total. The most likely scorelines are 3:1, 3:2 and 2:1, each at 6%. The draw probability sits at just 15%, which aligns with the trend of decisive results in this fixture. The model does not account for injuries or suspensions—none are reported—but it does reflect the scoring patterns we have seen.
This conclusion stops holding if Novopolotsk manage to keep a clean sheet for the first half and frustrate Soligorsk into a cautious approach. The visitors have shown they can score against anyone, with two wins in their last five, and if they exploit the space behind Soligorsk's full-backs, they could steal a result. A draw would suit them, and given how they have been able to grind out points elsewhere, that is the main threat to the home side's dominance.