Short match review

In the final series of games, the team Khimik Novopolotsk as hosts will face Slavutich Smolensk in the "Belarus. Extraliga" championship. The venue for the match is Ледовый дворец Химик (Новополоцк) - 08 September 2025 year.

Last time, in the head-to-head between the clubs, the home team celebrated success. By the way, this winning match was also played at home by Khimik Novopolotsk.
In that match, the team Khimik Novopolotsk showed excellent attacking play, which allowed them to win with a significant goal difference.
These teams have a recent history of head-to-head matchups. The teams exchanged victories. From this, we can conclude that either team could emerge as the winner.

Let's try to understand and analyze which team is stronger.

Khimik Novopolotsk: It is in ninth place in the standings out of 14. The team is in not their best form.
The team has had issues with finishing in recent matches, while defensive mistakes persist. Let's review the performance in the recent matches:
The last time the team Химик Новополоцк played an away match against the club Шахтер, it took place 9 месяцев назад. The match featured шайбами. Both teams played without looking back at their own goals, resulting in a total of 9 goals scored and a loss for Химик Новополоцк. In the previous match the team Химик Новополоцк played an away match against the club Шахтер. This match was dominated overwhelmingly by the home team, which neither the fans nor the players of Химик Новополоцк expected..

Slavutich Smolensk: Occupies eleventh place in the standings out of 14. The team is in confident form.
Recently, the team has been showing a more organized defense away from home. Some data on the latest games:
Last time the team Славутич played an away match against the club Металлург Жлобин. The team Славутич failed to secure an away victory. The score was 2:1 which marked a defeat with a minimal goal difference. In the previous match команда провела игру дома против клуба из города Могилев - Могилев 9 месяцев назад. The match was dominated by Славутич, with the opponents responding to 3 of their goals only with a consolation goal.