Veles and Neftekhimik are both riding high in the FNL with their 6th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
Veles and Neftekhimik should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Veles form and stats
The story so far in the FNL for Veles at their home stadium (Stadion Avangard) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The Veles supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Dinamo Bryansk in FNL and win 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Irtysh and winning 2-1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Veles, as the FNL home game vs Spartak Vladikavkaz is only four days away.
Veles are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. On the other hand, Veles have conceded 14 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Neftekhimik form and stats
As the visiting team in FNL matches, Neftekhimik have produced an overall stat of 5-1-3 so far. Momentum is building for Neftekhimik in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Neftekhimik goalkeeper Andrey Golubev is eager to challenge this, with his 183 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Neftekhimik, whose manager Y. Utkulbaev could celebrate last time after the FNL win against Baltika. Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Krasnodar II.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Neftekhimik manager Y. Utkulbaev as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against SKA Khabarovsk.
Neftekhimik are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Neftekhimik have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Maksimenko 7 goals |  I. Petrov 5 goals |  M. Uridia 5 goals |
Veles missing players
Neftekhimik missing players
| Veles | Neftekhimik | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 22 | 14 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 79% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 61% |
| 58% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 44% |
| 21% | 40% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 5% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 58% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 21% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 168 | 79 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 74 | 193 |
| 75 | 31 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 29 | 67 |
| 35% | 45% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 43% |
- Neftekhimik have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Veles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Torpedo Moskva | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 40 |
| 3 | Orenburg | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 39 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Veles | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 34 |
| 8 | Baltika | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva II | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Chayka | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Yenisey | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | SKA Khabarovsk | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 13 | Volgar Astrakhan | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 23 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bryansk | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 23 |
| 16 | Tekstilshchik | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 21 |
| 17 | Akron | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 19 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Fakel | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 19 | Chertanovo | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 14 |
| 20 | Irtysh | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -17 | 13 |
| 21 | Shinnik | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -21 | 13 |
| 22 | Tom' Tomsk | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -14 | 11 |