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The Premier League match between FC Minsk and Neman Grodno - scheduled for May 15 - has been called off, as has the second-division meeting between Arsenal Dzerzhinsk and leaders Lokomotiv Gomel.

The country's football federation confirmed it was because of suspected cases of COVID-19 among the Minsk and Lokomotiv players. No new dates have yet been arranged.

Belarus is one of the few European nations in which major sporting competitions have continued despite the spread of the virus.

Premier League games have been played, often in front of spectators, while the rest of the continent has largely been forced to suspend all football.

All grounds are required to have several sanitiser stations installed, while people must have their temperature checked before entering and anyone in the stands is required to sit at a distance from others, following a "checkerboard" pattern.

President Alexander Lukashenko has been outspoken in his scepticism over the severity of the virus and the need for strict measures to curb its spread, instead suggesting those who succumb to infection are only killed by complications arising from other underlying health problems.

On April 13, he claimed: "Nobody is going to die of coronavirus in our country. I'm announcing this publicly. It's my firmly held conviction."

As of May 11, Belarus had just over 23,900 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 135 people dying with the disease.

All 16 teams will be in action for the fourth round of fixtures, which will be spread across four days to provide deprived sports fans across the globe with entertainment.

However, with president Alexander Lukashenko refusing to implement a nationwide lockdown, local supporters have been increasingly staying away from stadiums.

Dinamo Brest consequently stuck photos of people onto mannequins and placed them in the stands to make up for lost numbers during their Belarusian Cup semi-final against Shakhtyor Soligorsk on Wednesday.

For now you can still watch from home, though, so we take a look at the best statistics from this weekend's action courtesy of Opta.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10

Neman Grodno v Belshina

- No team has conceded fewer goals in the Premier League this season than Neman Grodno (1), while no side has scored fewer than Belshina (1).

- Belshina are the only side in the Premier League without a point this season, losing all three matches so far

SATURDAY, APRIL 11

Slutsk v Vitebsk

- Slutsk have scored exactly three goals in three of their past five league matches, including both of their wins this season (3-1 against Slavia Mozyr and 3-2 versus Isloch Minsk).

- Vitebsk have lost 10 of their previous 15 away league matches, failing to score in all 10 – however, in the five they have found the net they have won.

Torpedo Zhodino v Energetyk-BGU

- Torpedo have kept clean sheets in 20 of their last 32 home league matches, conceding just 19 goals in those matches (0.6 per game).

- Energetyk are the only Premier League team with a 100 per cent record this season, winning all three matches. They have won eight of their past 11 league games (D2 L1), scoring 28 goals at an average of 2.5 per game.

Gorodeya v Dinamo Minsk

- Gorodeya have conceded 15 goals in their past 10 home league matches (1.5 per game), letting in just six in their 10 such games before this run (0.6 per game).

- Dinamo have lost their last three away Premier League games, conceding 10 goals across those defeats (3.3 per game).

SUNDAY, APRIL 12

Minsk v BATE

- Minsk's three league games this season have seen 11 goals (six scored, 5 conceded), more than any other Premier League club.

- BATE have scored in each of their past 21 Premier League matches, netting exactly one goal in each of their previous three games (W1 L2).

Smolevichy-STI v Shakhtyor Soligorsk

- Smolevichy have failed to score in two of their three league games this season and have not scored more than once in a Premier League match since July 2018, converting nine times in 17 games since (0.5 per game).

- Since the start of last season, Shakhtyor have kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than any other team (18), including two this season.

Dinamo Brest v Isloch Minsk

- Dinamo have won their previous three home league matches against Isloch, netting 12 goals across those wins.

- Isloch are without a clean sheet in their past 15 away Premier League games, conceding 27 goals (1.8 per game).

MONDAY, APRIL 13

Slavia Mozyr v Rukh Brest

- Slavia have won five of their past seven Premier League matches (L2) - they had won just two of their previous 16 games before this (W2 D6 L8).

- All three of Rukh's league games this season have ended 1-0 (W1 L2), with no side's games seeing fewer goals than them so far this season (3).

President Alexander Lukashenko declared sport "the best anti-virus remedy" after playing ice hockey last week and has urged his citizens to continue to live their lives.

His unorthodox measures have at least given football fans something to talk about, with the Premier League in Belarus continuing as normal, in stadia full of spectators.

Ahead of this weekend's round of games, we've picked over the Opta data to give you an idea of what to expect when the top teams in UEFA's 25th-best league take to the field in round three...

FRIDAY, APRIL 3:

Belshina v Gorodeya

- Belshina have won one of their past 17 Premier League games (D5 L11), scoring only 12 goals across those matches (0.7 per game).

- Gorodeya are the only team in the Premier League yet to score a goal this season, having lost their past four league games in a row.

Dinamo Minsk v Torpedo BelAZ

- Dinamo Minsk have shipped 14 goals in their past six Premier League games, conceding three or more in four of those (W1 L5).

- Torpedo BelAZ are one of two teams in the Premier League this season with a 100 per cent win record without conceding, along with Isloch. Both their wins have been by a 1-0 scoreline.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4:

Shakhtyor v Neman Grodno

- Shakhtyor have kept a clean sheet in 10 of their past 11 Premier League matches against Neman Grodno (W9 D1 L1), including each of the most recent four.

- Since losing 6-0 away at Shakhtyor in August 2019, Neman Grodno have only conceded 10 goals in 15 league games (0.7 per game on average).

BATE v Rukh Brest

- BATE have lost consecutive league matches for the first time since November 2016 and have conceded more goals than any other team in the Belarus Premier League this season (5).

- Rukh Brest have kept clean sheets in five of their past six away league games (W5 D1).

Dinamo Brest v Slavia

- Dinamo Brest have lost just one of their past 34 league games (W25 D8), conceding only 23 goals at an average of just 0.7 per game.

- Slavia have lost four of their past five Premier League meetings with Dinamo Brest, shipping 13 goals across those matches (2.6 per game).

SUNDAY, APRIL 5:

Energetyk-BGU v Minsk

- Since the start of last season, Energetyk-BGU's Premier League games have seen 120 goals scored, 28 more than any other team's fixtures.

- Minsk have scored more goals than any other Premier League side this season, netting three in both of their victories so far (six in total).

Vitebsk v Smolevichy-STI

- Both teams have scored in just one of Vitebsk's past 12 Premier League games, a 2-1 win for BATE in November 2019.

- Smolevichy-STI are winless in 10 Premier League games (D4 L6), failing to score in five of those matches while conceding 16 goals.

Isloch v Slutsk

- After failing to keep a clean sheet in their final 13 league games of last season, Isloch have kept clean sheets in both matches this term, winning 1-0 in each.

- Slutsk have won their past three away Premier League fixtures against Isloch, winning by a one-goal margin in all three.