The game in Grodno (2:0) once again confirmed the hackneyed truth: no matter how the circumstances develop, in the matches between FC BATE Borisov and FC Neman Grodno, as a rule, the Borisovites win. In the Vysheyshaya Liga, on average, every three out of four of these matches end with the victories of the Yellow-Blues.

In the Belarusian championships, this pair met 54 times, and FC BATE Borisov won in 41 matches (75,9 percent). Draws were recorded 8 times, Neman won 5 times. The difference between goals scored and conceded is 108-31.

It should be noted that FC BATE Borisov did not gain the upper hand over any other club so often. So, the Yellow-Blues 39 times (in 51 matches) won against FC Dynamo Brest, 33 (43) - FC Naftan Novopolotsk, 28 (35) - FC Belshina Bobruisk, 27 (38) - FC Dnepr Mogilev, 27 (46) - FC Torpedo-BELAZ from Zhodino, 27 (48) - FC Gomel, 27 (54) - FC Dinamo Minsk, 26 (39) - FC Vitebsk, 26 (55) - FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk.

The last time when FC Neman Grodno took points from FC BATE Borisov was in the summer of 2014 - at the Borisov-Arena the match ended with a score of 0:0. Since then, the teams have met 15 times in the Vysheyshaya Liga, and the Yellow-Blues have won all of these encounters.