{"id":491,"date":"2026-06-04T10:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/491\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:48:43","slug":"preview-belarus-vs-syria-prediction-team-news-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/491\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Belarus vs Syria – prediction, team news, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belarus<\/a> and Syria<\/a> will clash at the\u00a0Stadyen Dynama\u00a0on Friday evening in an international friendly fixture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The hosts head into the meeting off the back of consecutive wins, while the visitors snapped their winless run last time out.<\/p>\n

Match preview<\/p>\n

Belarus endured a miserable second half of 2025, failing to win any of their seven games, including four defeats and two draws during their World Cup qualifying campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Those results saw Belarus finish rock bottom of UEFA qualifying Group C, meaning the White Whings have still failed to ever secure an appearance at the finals of a FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, Belarus enter into Friday’s fixture in far healthier form, having won each of their two matches since the turn of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Viktor Goncharenko<\/a>, who was appointed manager in January 2026, guided Belarus to a 1-0 win against Cyprus before overseeing a superb 2-1 victory over Armenia, and the White Wings boss will now be hoping to maintain his 100% record when they take on Syria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A victory for Belarus would also extend their winning run to three straight matches, something they have not achieved since recording three consecutive wins at the beginning of 2025.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Syria, who also failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, head into Friday’s meeting off the back of a fantastic 5-1 triumph against Afghanistan in March – a victory which ensured they finished at the top of AFC Asian Cup qualifying Group E.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That result marked Syria’s sixth victory in their last 10 matches, alongside three draws and just one defeat – a 1-0 loss to Morocco in the quarter-finals of the Arab Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jose Lana<\/a> will be hopeful his side can make it back-to-back wins when they take on Belarus, which would mark their first-ever win against the White Wings, having lost 1-0 in their only previous meeting in 2022.<\/p>\n

Belarus International Friendlies form:<\/p>\n

W W W L W W<\/p>\n

Belarus form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

L L D D W W<\/p>\n

Syria International Friendlies form:<\/p>\n

L D D L L D<\/p>\n

Syria form (all competitions):<\/p>\n

W W D D L W<\/p>\n

Team News<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago \/ Pro Sports Images<\/p>\n

Goncharenko has overseen wins in each of his first two matches in charge, including a superb 2-1 win against Armenia in their last outing, and the manager may opt to name a largely unchanged side on Friday.<\/p>\n

Max Ebong<\/a> and Evgeniy Yablonskiy are the two most-capped players in Belarus’ squad, and the experienced duo are likely to start alongside Valeri Gromyko in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n

Syria similarly secured a victory in their last match, recording an emphatic 5-1 win over Afghanistan, meaning Lana could also look to name an unchanged team.<\/p>\n

One exception could see Mohammed Al-Mustafa come into the starting team after the forward arrived from the bench to score twice in that win.<\/p>\n

Belarus possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Pavlyuchenko; Begunov, Volkov, Gomanov, Pechenin; Gromyko, Yablonskiy, Ebong; Shumansky, Morozov, Kovalev<\/p>\n

Syria possible starting lineup:<\/p>\n

Shakir; Hannan, Alshami, Mohammmad, Kerdagli; Askar, Abraham; Al-Mawas, Al-Aswad, Al-Mustafa; Al Dali<\/p>\n

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We say: Belarus 2-1 Syria<\/p>\n


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Although Syria will be boosted by their 5-1 victory last time out, Belarus, who will also be backed by a home crowd, have enjoyed a fantastic run of results, including back-to-back wins under their new manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Given Belarus’ impressive form, we are backing the home side to make it three straight wins on Friday.<\/p>\n

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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