Volgar Astrakhan are welcoming Irtysh for another important game after their 1-1 result against 22nd-placed Irtysh.
It's no vacation for neither Astrakhan nor Irtysh as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Irtysh when visiting Volgar Astrakhan as the cities are 2900 kilometers apart.
Volgar Astrakhan form and stats
Volgar Astrakhan have played 5 FNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Astrakhan, who played 1-1 against Irtysh. That match was also played at this venue (Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom). Before that match, a win away at Tom' Tomsk.
Volgar Astrakhan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. Astrakhan have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Irtysh form and stats
There's been little loot from Irtysh's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the FNL. Irtysh, who have the most conceded goals (23) in FNL, only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Irtysh, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Dinamo Barnaul game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Volgar Astrakhan (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The FNL match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against Krylya Sovetov.
Irtysh are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. As opposed to that, Irtysh have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Astrakhan - Irtysh 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Astrakhan, two draws and zero wins for Irtysh. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Vorobyev 3 goals | A. Bolonin 2 goals | A. Pogosov 2 goals |
Volgar Astrakhan missing players
Irtysh missing players
| Volgar Astrakhan | Irtysh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 82% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 45% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 18% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 98 | 43 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 24 | 46 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 40% | 47% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 22% |
- Irtysh has the fewest clean sheets (0) in FNL
- Irtysh has the most conceded goals (23) in FNL
- Irtysh has the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in FNL
- Irtysh has the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in FNL
- Irtysh has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in FNL
- Irtysh has the the worst goal difference (-18) in FNL
- 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.
- Volgar Astrakhan have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Volgar Astrakhan have scored more than double the goals of Irtysh.
- Volgar Astrakhan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Krylya Sovetov | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 22 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva II | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Neftekhimik | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Baltika | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Veles | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | SKA Khabarovsk | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Tekstilshchik | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Torpedo Moskva | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 12 | Krasnodar II | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Chayka | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bryansk | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 15 |
| 15 | Yenisey | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Volgar Astrakhan | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 17 | Fakel | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Shinnik | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 19 | Akron | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 20 | Chertanovo | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 7 |
| 21 | Tom' Tomsk | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 2 |
| 22 | Irtysh | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -18 | 2 |