This meeting is very important for Cherepovets. Because they are now in 9th position and only Minsk is ahead of them in 8th place. Now there is only one tournament point difference between the teams, but losing this match – Cherepovets will make the situation much worse. Not everything in Cherepovets on the eve of this match is rosy, because the team has already lost 4 matches in a row, including Minsk 0:2. Severstal’s problems with attacking play have been evident recently and they still can’t score more than 2 goals per game. Well, given the fact that Cherepovets miss a lot, it’s only natural that they are 2 goals away from winning. Although Severstal and Minsk are on the same team level, now we can say that the situation with the inhabitants of Minsk still looks a little more rosy.

Minsk was able to win two consecutive victories on the eve of this match and score very important points for itself. Well, in general, it is worth noting that in the previous 8 matches – 7 times the Minsk players scored points, yes, sometimes through defeats in overtime or penalty kicks, but they added one valuable point to the piggy bank anyway. When it comes to the upcoming fight, the visitors’ motivation is obviously as high as that of the hosts. But only in a much better condition Minsk players approach the upcoming clash, and over the past few matches, Minsk players have achieved much more than the Cherepovets representative. It’s actually in a reporter’s duel – you can give the guests of this meeting a slight advantage.