Betting preview: Fakel vs Baltika should be interesting

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Competition: Russia FNL
Date: Wed 24.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov (31793 seats)

The FNL season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Fakel and Baltika promises to be an interesting one.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Baltika have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Fakel form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Fakel are 0-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).

The Fakel crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Baltika here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov in a FNL match. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Chertanovo.

This is expected to be a close game, with Fakel perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Fakel as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Fakel has won 3 of these, drawn 7 and lost 3.

Fakel has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 1 goal from 4 games. From these home matches, Fakel have conceded only 3 goals.

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Baltika form and stats

Things could have gone better for Baltika in their away games, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Baltika play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Fakel. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Chayka.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Baltika in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Baltika, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Baltika has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Fakel - Baltika 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Fakel, 3 draws and 3 wins for Baltika. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

I. Lebedenko
14 goals
A. Saplinov
6 goals
V. Dyadyun
5 goals

Fakel missing players

Baltika missing players

Fakel Baltika
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
4 4 0 Played 0 2 4
0 0 0 Won 0 1 1
2 2 0 Drew 0 0 0
2 2 0 Lost 0 1 3
1 1 0 Scored 0 2 2
3 3 0 Conceded 0 3 5
50% 50% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 25% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 50%
25% 25% 0% Over 2.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 25% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
75% 75% 0% Failed To Score 0% 50% 75%
 
6 6 0 Corners For (avg) 0 1 3.2
4.2 4.2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 6.5 3.8
1.8 1.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Fakel Last season Baltika
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   19 38
9 5   Won   2 10
14 10   Drew   7 12
15 4   Lost   10 16
36 21   Scored   17 38
40 16   Conceded   30 52
84% 74%   Over 0.5   89% 95%
66% 63%   Over 1.5   68% 74%
34% 37%   Over 2.5   42% 37%
11% 16%   Over 3.5   26% 18%
5% 5%   Over 4.5   16% 11%
47% 47%   BTTS   58% 55%
32% 47%   Clean Sheets   21% 26%
37% 32%   Failed To Score   32% 24%
 
5 6.3   Corners For (avg)   3.6 4.4
5 4.6   Corners Against (avg)   4.9 4.8
2 1.9   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.4 2.4
6 2   Red Cards   3 5
Key stats last season:
  • Baltika have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Baltika have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fakel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fakel have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Fakel
All FNL Russian Cup Club Friendlies FNL Cup
All Home Away
25-05-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 0 Tom' Tomsk
07-07-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 1 Torpedo Moskva
13-07-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 0 Chayka
20-07-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 0 Chertanovo
24-07-19 FNL Fakel 1 - 2 Baltika
28-07-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 07:00 Fakel
03-08-19 FNL Fakel 15:00 Mordovia Saransk
10-08-19 FNL Olimpiyets - Fakel
14-08-19 FNL Fakel - Armavir
18-08-19 FNL Luch Vladivostok - Fakel
Baltika
All FNL Russian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
23-06-19 CF Armavir 1 - 0 Baltika
07-07-19 FNL Baltika 0 - 1 Spartak Moskva II
13-07-19 FNL Torpedo Moskva 2 - 0 Baltika
20-07-19 FNL Baltika 0 - 1 Chayka
24-07-19 FNL Fakel 1 - 2 Baltika
28-07-19 FNL Baltika 15:00 Chertanovo
03-08-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk - Baltika
10-08-19 FNL Mordovia Saransk - Baltika
14-08-19 FNL Baltika - Olimpiyets
18-08-19 FNL Armavir - Baltika

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Khimki 4 4 0 0 16 3 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 2 0 0 9 3 13 12
2 Tom' Tomsk 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 6 10
3 Shinnik 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 10
4 Torpedo Moskva 4 3 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 10
5 Chertanovo 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 10
6 Rotor Volgograd 4 3 0 1 9 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 6 1 6 9
7 Neftekhimik 4 2 2 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 8
8 Spartak Moskva II 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 7
9 Luch Vladivostok 4 1 2 1 6 8 2 0 1 1 3 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 5
10 SKA Khabarovsk 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 4
11 Mordovia Saransk 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
12 Chayka 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 -2 4
13 Armavir 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 4
14 Baltika 4 1 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 -3 3
15 Yenisey 4 1 0 3 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 6 -7 3
16 Fakel 4 0 2 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 2
17 Krasnodar II 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 2
18 Tekstilshchik 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 3 4 -5 1
19 Olimpiyets 4 0 1 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 -6 1
20 Avangard Kursk 4 0 1 3 1 9 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 -8 1

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