A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Neftekhimik fans are optimistic that the difference between 7th and Irtysh's 22nd place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Neftekhimik form and stats
Neftekhimik have collected seven points from their first three FNL games here at Stadion Neftekhimik, a promising start. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Neftekhimik.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Andrey Golubev not having conceded a league goal in 418 minutes.
The home team returns to Stadion Neftekhimik after being equal after 90 minutes with Tom' Tomsk (placed 21st) on their last time out; the FNL game ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Dinamo Bryansk with the scoreline 0-1.
Neftekhimik are traveling soon after this match as the FNL match at Dinamo Bryansk awaits in four days.
The Neftekhimik manager Y. Utkulbaev has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Neftekhimik have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Irtysh form and stats
Still no away game victory in the FNL for Irtysh, who have the most conceded goals (13) in FNL, with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Irtysh aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 244 league minutes without a goal. A. Rukas was the last player to find the net.
Irtysh play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Dinamo Bryansk (placed 5th). A 0-5 defeat away at Krylya Sovetov before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Spartak Vladikavkaz in just four days.
Irtysh are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games. As opposed to that, Irtysh have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Petrov 2 goals |  V. Galiulin 2 goals | L. Potapov 1 goals |
Neftekhimik missing players
Irtysh missing players
| Neftekhimik | Irtysh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 61 | 46 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 17 | 15 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 41% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 17% |
- All of Neftekhimik's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Irtysh has the most conceded goals (13)
- Irtysh has the most conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Irtysh has the the worst goal difference (-10)
- Irtysh have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Irtysh have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Irtysh have yet to win a game.
- Irtysh haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Irtysh is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Neftekhimik have not yet lost a game at home.
- Neftekhimik have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Neftekhimik have scored more than double the goals of Irtysh.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Orenburg | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Baltika | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva II | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Yenisey | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Dinamo Bryansk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Neftekhimik | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Veles | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Torpedo Moskva | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | Chayka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Tekstilshchik | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Akron | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Krasnodar II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Chertanovo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Fakel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Shinnik | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | Volgar Astrakhan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 21 | Tom' Tomsk | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
| 22 | Irtysh | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -10 | 1 |