Lida vs Smorgon prediction

Lida have won 21, drawn three and lost seven of their 31 1. Division games so far, scoring 57 and letting in 44. That has them 2nd on 66 points.

Their last six in all competitions read five wins, no draws and one defeat, at 2.0 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-0 to Bumprom away; before that came a 3-2 win at home to Minsk II and a 2-1 win away at Osipovichy.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. At home they've won three of three recently (8 scored, 5 conceded).

So far in the 1. Division, Smorgon have won 11, drawn six and lost 14 of 31, with 36 goals scored and 41 conceded, good for 11th place and 39 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, one draw and one defeat, averaging 1.3 goals for and 0.3 against. Last time out they beat Niva 1-0 at home; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to FC Slutsk and a 1-0 defeat at home to Ostrovets FC.

Four clean sheets in that spell.

27 points separate the two sides in the table. Smorgon also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Smorgon favourites at 41%, with Lida on 32% and the draw at 27%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.

On goals, it expects around 2.4 in the game: 1.2 for Lida and 1.2 for Smorgon. Over 2.5 goals is 44% and both teams scoring 50%. Their last meeting, on 31 May 2026, finished 4-4.