With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Avangard Kursk fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Fakel.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Avangard Kursk form and stats
4-7-3 (win-draw-lost) are the FNL numbers at home for Avangard Kursk so far this season. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Avangard Kursk has five draws from their last five matches. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Avangard Kursk drew their last game, 1-1 away at Chayka (placed 10th). In the match before that, Avangard Kursk hosted Torpedo Moskva and drew the game 2-2.
Avangard Kursk has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Avangard Kursk defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Fakel form and stats
Fakel, who have the most conceded goals (26) away in FNL, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the FNL, after 2-2-9 (13 played).
Fakel had fun at their own home (Stadion Trudovye Reservy) last time out, beating Luch Vladivostok 1-0. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Armavir wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The attacking power of Fakel when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Fakel have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Fakel - Avangard Kursk 0-0. Avangard Kursk-Fakel H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Avangard Kursk five wins, Fakel three wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Avangard Kursk missing players
Fakel missing players
| Avangard Kursk | Fakel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 29 | 18 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 39 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 81% |
| 78% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| 48% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 37% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 7% |
| 63% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 26% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 214 | 108 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 124 | 283 |
| 89 | 44 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 42 | 90 |
| 33% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 16% |
- Avangard Kursk has the most points from losing position (16)
- Avangard Kursk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Avangard Kursk have scored more than double the goals of Fakel.
- Fakel has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Fakel has the fewest scored goals (14)
- Fakel has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
- Fakel has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- Fakel has the most conceded goals (26) away
- Fakel has the the worst goal difference (-17) away
- Fakel has the the worst goal difference (-30)
- Fakel have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fakel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotor Volgograd | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Khimki | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 54 |
| 3 | Chertanovo | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 53 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Baltika | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Shinnik | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
| 9 | Tom' Tomsk | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Chayka | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Armavir | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Avangard Kursk | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Yenisey | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 28 |
| 16 | Luch Vladivostok | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Spartak Moskva II | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Mordovia Saransk | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 19 |
| 19 | Tekstilshchik | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -27 | 19 |
| 20 | Fakel | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 19 |