Baltika favourites for feisty fight facing Tom' Tomsk

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Baltika (14660 seats)

Baltika and Tom' Tomsk have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golf phrase. The teams both occupy mid-table spots in the FNL.

Insights:
  • Baltika have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Tom' Tomsk have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in FNL

Baltika have less rest than Tom' Tomsk in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Russian Cup game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Stadion Baltika. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Tom' Tomsk have had more rest.

These teams have little in common geographically as Tom' Tomsk have to travel 4900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Baltika form and stats

2 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Baltika have to build on here at Stadion Baltika in the FNL.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Baltika, as their goalkeeper Maksim Borisko has completely shut out the opponents for 193 minutes in the FNL.

The spoils were shared in Baltika's previous game, also at home. Visiting Khimki (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Veles.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Baltika's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played five games, won four matches, drawn zero and lost one.

Baltika aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Baltika in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. Baltika have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tom' Tomsk form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tom' Tomsk so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

Impressive finishing from A. Gordyushenko and A. Stavpets secured the home win 2-1 against Volgar Astrakhan in their previous game.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs SKA Khabarovsk.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Tom' Tomsk when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing two and winning two games.

Tomsk have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 13 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Tom' Tomsk have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head encounter ended Tom' Tomsk - Baltika 1-0, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Baltika wins - draws - Tom' Tomsk wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Tom' TomskA. Stavpets
A. Stavpets
10 goals
BaltikaY. Kazaev
Y. Kazaev
6 goals
Tom' TomskN. Kirsanov
N. Kirsanov
5 goals

Baltika missing players

Tom' Tomsk missing players

Baltika Tom' Tomsk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 10 19
6 2 1 Won W 0 2 7
9 6 1 Drew D 0 2 4
4 1 0 Lost L 3 6 8
22 7 2 Scored S 2 13 25
17 7 1 Conceded C 6 19 29
84% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
63% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 79%
26% 11% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 58%
16% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 26%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 30% 16%
47% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 70% 74%
37% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 16%
32% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 11%
 
7.4 8.6 10.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 3.7 3.7
2.7 2.2 1 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 5.8 5.3
3.1 3.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 3.3 2.9
4 4 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
11.7 15.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 6.2 7.8
5.4 6.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 1.8 3.1
21% 11% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 67% 41%
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Baltika have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Tom' Tomsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tom' Tomsk have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in FNL
  • Tom' Tomsk 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 19 13 2 4 31 12 12 10 0 2 22 7 7 3 2 2 9 5 19 41
2 Torpedo Moskva 19 10 8 1 39 19 11 6 5 0 27 11 8 4 3 1 12 8 20 38
3 Neftekhimik 19 11 3 5 36 16 10 6 1 3 24 9 9 5 2 2 12 7 20 36
4 Chayka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Fakel 19 11 3 5 31 17 11 8 2 1 20 7 8 3 1 4 11 10 14 36
5 Alaniya Vladikavkaz 19 9 6 4 38 22 7 6 0 1 19 6 12 3 6 3 19 16 16 33
6 SKA Khabarovsk 19 9 4 6 20 17 8 5 0 3 9 7 11 4 4 3 11 10 3 31
7 Akron 19 8 5 6 22 20 10 6 2 2 13 8 9 2 3 4 9 12 2 29
8 Baltika 19 6 9 4 22 17 9 2 6 1 7 7 10 4 3 3 15 10 5 27
9 KAMAZ 19 7 6 6 20 17 12 6 2 4 17 13 7 1 4 2 3 4 3 27
10 Veles 19 8 3 8 23 21 9 4 3 2 15 12 10 4 0 6 8 9 2 27
11 Spartak Moskva II 19 8 2 9 20 33 10 4 2 4 11 12 9 4 0 5 9 21 -13 26
12 Tom' Tomsk 19 7 4 8 25 29 9 5 2 2 12 10 10 2 2 6 13 19 -4 25
13 Rotor Volgograd 19 4 11 4 19 18 10 1 7 2 7 9 9 3 4 2 12 9 1 23
14 Dolgie Prudy 19 5 7 7 15 18 8 3 4 1 7 5 11 2 3 6 8 13 -3 22
15 Yenisey 19 6 4 9 25 32 8 3 3 2 11 11 11 3 1 7 14 21 -7 22
16 Krasnodar II 19 5 5 9 17 26 9 4 3 2 12 9 10 1 2 7 5 17 -9 20
17 Urozhay 19 5 2 12 16 28 9 2 0 7 4 16 10 3 2 5 12 12 -12 17
18 Tekstilshchik 19 3 6 10 15 29 9 3 2 4 13 14 10 0 4 6 2 15 -14 15
19 Metallurg Lipetsk 19 4 3 12 16 44 10 2 3 5 8 16 9 2 0 7 8 28 -28 15
20 Volgar Astrakhan 19 3 3 13 10 25 9 1 1 7 2 11 10 2 2 6 8 14 -15 12

Read more about FNL

The Russian Football National League (FNL) is the second highest level of football in Russia. It was founded in 1992 and with the current format it holds 20 teams, including the reserve teams of some of the biggest Russian clubs. After the final league table is decided the top two are promoted directly while third and fourth have promotion playoff fixtures. The bottom five clubs are relegated.