Dinamo Brest vs Slavia Mozyr Predictions

• Both teams have scored in eight of Dinamo Brest’s last 11 home games in the Belarus Premier League.
• Slavia Mozyr have scored in four of their last five league away days and in both league outings this season.
• Both teams have scored in five of the last seven meetings between these sides.
• Dinamo Brest won 10 of their 15 Premier League home games last season, averaging 2.93 goals per game.

Surprise package make solid start to title defence

Dinamo Brest pulled off a massive shock last season as they clinched their first ever Belarusian Premier League title, hauling the trophy away from BATE Borisov for the first time since 2005. This achievement is made all the more remarkable by the fact that Dinamo Brest hadn’t even finished in the top three since 1992.

The defence of their unlikely title has started solidly enough, with an opening day draw with Smolevichy-STI being followed by a 1-0 win away to Slutsk. It’s not exactly been a flying start, but with BATE losing both of their opening games it leaves the reigning champions in a decent position.

Dinamo Brest have their excellent attacking unit to thank for their maiden title victory. They scored a league high 70 goals last term and, while Pavel Nyakhaychyk has moved on to BATE, they still have Dzyanis Laptsew leading the line.

Mid-table comfort the goal for Slavia Mozyr

Slavia Mozyr are coming into this game on a high though. They clinched a rare victory over BATE last weekend to bounce back from an opening day defeat to Slutsk and, given how they improved towards the back end of last season, they could be tough opponents on Saturday.

The visitors have lost just three of their last 10 Belarus Premier League matches, winning half of them to secure a relatively comfortable mid-table finish. That’s a luxury for a side that have been bouncing between divisions for almost two decades now, and it’s definitely something they can use as a foundation for improvement.

Goals at both ends expected in Brest

One marked improvement we saw from Slavia Mozyr in the closing stages of last season was a newfound prowess for finding the back of the net, and this is something they’ve continued at the start of the 2020 Premier League campaign. The visitors have now scored in eight of their last 10 league games and in four of their last five away from home.

Dinamo Brest, meanwhile, have only kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 home league games and, with five of the last seven meetings between these sides also seeing both teams get on the scoresheet, a BTTS bet looks a good value option.

The head to head history doesn’t bode well for Slavia Mozyr though. They haven’t beaten Dinamo Brest since 2015 and have lost four of their six meetings since. The hosts also clinched all three points in 10 of their 15 home league games last season, averaging 2.93 goals per game to make a 3-1 correct score prediction stand out.