Torpedo hitting the target
Torpedo BelAZ are having a great season so far. They travel to Slavia Mozyr on Saturday in the early kick-off. Can they continue their unbelievable start? Have a read of our preview here:
Torpedo blast FC Minsk to pieces
Torpedo BelAZ have enjoyed an excellent start to the new season. They have only lost once in the opening eight games and in that time, they have conceded just four times.
This record includes a very solid five clean-sheet sheets, but last weekend saw something truly unexpected.
In the win over FC Minsk, Torpedo netted five times, that’s one more goal than they had scored in the previous six games of the season combined.
It was an impressive display following back-to-back 0-0 draws and has pushed them into the top three.
Huge credit should go to manager Yuri Puntas for the performances. The result against FC Minsk was impressive, as was the four goals they scored in the first half alone, but it was the manner of the play that was most pleasing.
They knocked the ball around with confidence and the opening goal of the game was perhaps the best given the number of passes leading up to Kirill Premudrov’s finish.
The win also saw Valeriy Gorbachik net a hat-trick in what was the perfect away day for Torpedo.
Slavia set to struggle
Slavia Mozyr finished last season in eighth place, not great but not bad either. This season has been a bit of a struggle so far even if it is too early to draw any conclusions.
They team from the south-east of Belarus will be hoping to pick up at least a point when Torpedo come to town, but they have their work cut out.
Just two wins in the opening six rounds highlighted the difficulties they will face but they did beat BATE at home in round two so can’t be taken lightly.
Whether they have enough to beat the high-flyers from Zhodino remains to be seen.
Slavia Mozyr vs. Torpedo BelAZ betting tip
Slavia have been struggling this season as they head into this one. Given that fact and the performance of their opponents last weekend, we are going for a Torpedo BelAZ victory in this one at odds of 7/5 with Betfair.
Post bet chat James's Tips:
This dull affair finished goalless as Torpedo were left frustrated