The league table in FNL tells a story about these teams so far, with Torpedo Moskva leading Fakel by 21 points. Match preview to follow:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Fakel have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-3-4 (win-draw-loss) from nine matches.
Torpedo Moskva form and stats
The story so far in the FNL for Torpedo Moskva at their home stadium (Olimpiyskiy stadion Luzhniki) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Torpedo Moskva has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Olimpiyskiy stadion Luzhniki. We remember; it was Olimpiyets.
The fans are hoping that Torpedo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the FNL game against Volgar Astrakhan (placed 13th). Before that, Torpedo had a home game versus Krylya Sovetov which ended with a victory 3-1.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at R. Magal for missing a penalty kick versus Volgar Astrakhan in the 26th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Torpedo Moskva as they have a new game in only four days, a FNL match thankfully also at home. Spartak Moskva II are visiting.
A decent goal production from Torpedo in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Torpedo have conceded only 7 goals.
Fakel form and stats
There's been little loot from Fakel's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the FNL. Fakel only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
The supporters enjoyed Fakel's previous game versus Shinnik (placed 21st), a FNL 2-0 win played at home. A draw for Fakel before that, at their own venue hosting Spartak Moskva II (1-1).
After this away game Fakel return home for a FNL game against Krasnodar II. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Fakel when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Fakel have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's three Torpedo victories, one draw and zero Fakel wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kalmykov 9 goals |  I. Lebedenko 6 goals | I. Berkovskiy 5 goals |
Torpedo Moskva missing players
Fakel missing players
| Torpedo Moskva | Fakel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 41 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 19 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 80% |
| 85% | 89% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 55% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 25% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 10% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 35% |
| 45% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 40% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 203 | 108 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 108 | 196 |
| 92 | 52 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 33 | 65 |
| 39% | 31% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 22% |
- Fakel has the most matches under the total-line (15) in FNL
- Fakel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Torpedo Moskva has the most scored goals in the second half (26) in FNL
- Torpedo Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Torpedo Moskva have scored more than double the goals of Fakel.
- Torpedo Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Torpedo Moskva is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpiyets | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Orenburg | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 42 |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 40 |
| 5 | Veles | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 37 |
| 7 | Neftekhimik | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 37 |
| 8 | Baltika | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva II | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Yenisey | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | SKA Khabarovsk | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Chayka | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Volgar Astrakhan | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bryansk | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -18 | 23 |
| 16 | Tekstilshchik | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Fakel | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 19 |
| 18 | Akron | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 22 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Irtysh | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Chertanovo | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 14 |
| 21 | Shinnik | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 22 | Tom' Tomsk | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 11 |