Three points is the only outcome that will do for the Ural supporters in this Ekaterinburg Arena clash with Fakel, having a robust lead on the away side in the Premier League table.
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fakel have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Premier League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fakel, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ural form and stats
Ural have collected 7 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-1-1.
Ural are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 221 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Kashtanov).
The Ural crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Akhmat Grozny here at Ekaterinburg Arena. Defender Begić got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.35/10. Begić hit two key passes and won 11 of 15 duels.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Rubin Kazan in the Russian Cup.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Russian Cup game versus Lokomotiv Moskva in only three days. This game is also played here at Ekaterinburg Arena.
Ural are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games.
Fakel form and stats
0 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Fakel, who have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
The attacking players of Fakel have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Fakel as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-3 against Krylya Sovetov. Defender Cherov was the best team player with a rating of 7.14. Cherov hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.
The fixture before that was the Russian Cup-duel against Orenburg, a home defeat (0-1).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Russian Cup trip to Orenburg.
Goals are few and far between in Fakel's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 4 travels. The Fakel manager Evseev has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Ural have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Fakel.Top Goalscorers
  E. Markov 3 goals |  A. Egorychev 2 goals |  D. Miškić 2 goals |
Ural missing players
Fakel missing players
| Ural | Fakel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| 86% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 57% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.6 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 9.5 | 11 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 10.6 | 8.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4 |
- All of Fakel's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fakel have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fakel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fakel have lost all their away matches so far.
- Fakel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fakel have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Premier League
- Fakel have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fakel haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ural have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fakel have scored 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 | Krasnodar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Zenit | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Ural | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Olimpiyets | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Rostov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Sochi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Fakel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Baltika | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
