Smorgon vs Slutsk prediction 21.06.2024

• Competition: Vysshaya Liga
• Date: Friday, 21st June, 2024
• Kickoff: 16:00 UTC +1 / 17:00 CEST
• Venue: Yunost Stadium (Smorgon)

While most football leagues in Europe ended, the season in Belarus is in full steam. In the 13th round of Vysshaya Liga, Smorgon and Slutsk will face off at Yunost Stadium in Smorgon.

Smorgon were promoted to Belarus's top division in the 2021/22 season and we all expected a battle against relegation. Still, since three teams had massive points deductions by FA, Smorgon managed to survive pretty easily. This year, Smorgon are 12th with 12 points after 12 rounds - five points away from a relegation playout spot and seven away from direct relegation.

Slutsk arrived at Vysshaya Liga in 2014 and were mostly in the mid or lower part of the league's table. However, they have avoided relegation for almost a decade now. This year, the season hasn't started according to plan, as they are in 13th place, just three away from relegation playout. Looking at their recent performance, Slutks should definitely be worried about this season because they only look worse and worse as time progresses.

Smorgon vs Slutsk pick: Smorgon to (AH 0) win

Before losing in the last game (2:0 vs Arsenal Dzyarzhynsk), Smorgon were on a five-game unbeaten run. At home, they drew all four league games, which is definitely not ideal, but with a little luck, they could have won at least two of those four.

On the other hand, Slutsk are in absolutely terrible form, with four losses in the last five matches. Their defense collapsed completely in the last two games, allowing 11 goals against BATE and Dinamo Minsk. Yes, those are good teams (for Belarusian standards), but losing by that much is unacceptable regardless.

Last season, these teams met twice. Smorgon was victorious at their pitch by 3:2, and at Slutsk, we saw a 2:2 draw. Now, with a massive difference in form at Yunost Stadium, we believe Smorgon is much closer to winning the upcoming game.