Fakel vs Luch Vladivostok: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sun 15.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov (32750 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the FNL, with both Fakel and Luch Vladivostok experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 20th and the visitors in 15th place.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Fakel form and stats

Fakel's struggle is real here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov with only 8 points collected from 13 FNL games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-7. Fakel are slowly digging their own grave here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Mordovia Saransk match.

Stress levels are on the rise for Fakel's attacking players as they have now played 257 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Ryabokobylenko was their last goal scorer.

The fans are hoping that Fakel will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the FNL game against Armavir (placed 12th). Before that, Fakel had a FNL Cup home game versus SKA Rostov which ended with a victory 2-0.

Fakel have scored 4 goals here in 13 league matches, a depressing statistic. On the other hand, Fakel have conceded 18 goals.

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Luch Vladivostok form and stats

4-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Luch Vladivostok in their FNL matches away.

Luch Vladivostok are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Chayka (placed 9th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Spartak Moskva II with the score of 2-0.

Luch Vladivostok have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Luch Vladivostok in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Luch Vladivostok - Fakel 3-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Fakel victory, two draws and four Luch Vladivostok wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Fakel missing players

Luch Vladivostok missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fakel Luch Vladivostok
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 12 26
3 1 1 Won W 2 4 6
7 5 2 Drew D 0 4 9
16 7 0 Lost L 1 4 11
13 4 3 Scored S 7 14 28
44 18 2 Conceded C 5 17 39
81% 69% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
62% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 77%
38% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 42% 38%
15% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 12%
27% 23% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 50%
23% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 23%
69% 77% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 38%
 
4.3 4.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4 4.4
3.7 3.8 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 5.1
2.8 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
272 148 46 Total Shots T S 28 104 258
86 44 17 Shots on Target S O 18 46 95
15% 9% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 30% 29%
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Fakel has the fewest points (8) at home
  • Fakel has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Fakel has the fewest scored goals (13)
  • Fakel has the fewest scored goals (4) at home
  • Fakel has the fewest scored goals in the first half (7)
  • Fakel has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
  • Fakel has the the worst goal difference (-14) at home
  • Fakel has the the worst goal difference (-31)
  • Fakel have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Fakel is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Luch Vladivostok have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Luch Vladivostok have scored more than double the goals of Fakel.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Khimki 26 16 5 5 48 17 13 11 0 2 28 7 13 5 5 3 20 10 31 53
2 Rotor Volgograd 26 16 5 5 40 21 13 7 4 2 23 15 13 9 1 3 17 6 19 53
3 Torpedo Moskva 26 16 4 6 39 25 15 11 1 3 25 14 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 52
4 Chertanovo 26 14 9 3 34 19 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 8 5 1 16 9 15 51
5 Neftekhimik 26 13 8 5 36 23 12 5 5 2 15 12 14 8 3 3 21 11 13 47
6 Shinnik 26 12 7 7 43 34 12 5 2 5 17 17 14 7 5 2 26 17 9 43
7 SKA Khabarovsk 26 11 7 8 40 30 13 7 3 3 19 9 13 4 4 5 21 21 10 40
8 Baltika 26 11 7 8 32 23 12 6 2 4 15 10 14 5 5 4 17 13 9 40
9 Chayka 26 10 7 9 30 28 13 6 3 4 14 11 13 4 4 5 16 17 2 37
10 Tom' Tomsk 26 9 9 8 30 25 12 6 4 2 17 6 14 3 5 6 13 19 5 36
11 Olimpiyets 26 9 9 8 28 27 14 4 5 5 13 17 12 5 4 3 15 10 1 36
12 Armavir 26 7 9 10 23 27 14 5 7 2 13 10 12 2 2 8 10 17 -4 30
13 Krasnodar II 26 6 10 10 31 32 12 2 6 4 16 15 14 4 4 6 15 17 -1 28
14 Avangard Kursk 26 5 13 8 28 38 14 4 7 3 18 21 12 1 6 5 10 17 -10 28
15 Luch Vladivostok 26 6 9 11 28 39 14 2 5 7 14 22 12 4 4 4 14 17 -11 27
16 Spartak Moskva II 26 6 8 12 38 44 13 4 2 7 20 22 13 2 6 5 18 22 -6 26
17 Yenisey 26 6 7 13 22 40 12 3 4 5 14 19 14 3 3 8 8 21 -18 25
18 Mordovia Saransk 26 4 7 15 21 41 14 2 4 8 10 20 12 2 3 7 11 21 -20 19
19 Tekstilshchik 26 5 3 18 25 52 13 3 2 8 14 27 13 2 1 10 11 25 -27 18
20 Fakel 26 3 7 16 13 44 13 1 5 7 4 18 13 2 2 9 9 26 -31 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Khimki 26 16 5 5 48 17 13 11 0 2 28 7 13 5 5 3 20 10 31 53
2 Rotor Volgograd 26 16 5 5 40 21 13 7 4 2 23 15 13 9 1 3 17 6 19 53
3 Torpedo Moskva 26 16 4 6 39 25 15 11 1 3 25 14 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 52
4 Chertanovo 26 14 9 3 34 19 12 6 4 2 18 10 14 8 5 1 16 9 15 51
5 Neftekhimik 26 13 8 5 36 23 12 5 5 2 15 12 14 8 3 3 21 11 13 47
6 Shinnik 26 12 7 7 43 34 12 5 2 5 17 17 14 7 5 2 26 17 9 43
7 SKA Khabarovsk 26 11 7 8 40 30 13 7 3 3 19 9 13 4 4 5 21 21 10 40
8 Baltika 26 11 7 8 32 23 12 6 2 4 15 10 14 5 5 4 17 13 9 40
9 Chayka 26 10 7 9 30 28 13 6 3 4 14 11 13 4 4 5 16 17 2 37
10 Tom' Tomsk 26 9 9 8 30 25 12 6 4 2 17 6 14 3 5 6 13 19 5 36
11 Olimpiyets 26 9 9 8 28 27 14 4 5 5 13 17 12 5 4 3 15 10 1 36
12 Armavir 26 7 9 10 23 27 14 5 7 2 13 10 12 2 2 8 10 17 -4 30
13 Krasnodar II 26 6 10 10 31 32 12 2 6 4 16 15 14 4 4 6 15 17 -1 28
14 Avangard Kursk 26 5 13 8 28 38 14 4 7 3 18 21 12 1 6 5 10 17 -10 28
15 Luch Vladivostok 26 6 9 11 28 39 14 2 5 7 14 22 12 4 4 4 14 17 -11 27
16 Spartak Moskva II 26 6 8 12 38 44 13 4 2 7 20 22 13 2 6 5 18 22 -6 26
17 Yenisey 26 6 7 13 22 40 12 3 4 5 14 19 14 3 3 8 8 21 -18 25
18 Mordovia Saransk 26 4 7 15 21 41 14 2 4 8 10 20 12 2 3 7 11 21 -20 19
19 Tekstilshchik 26 5 3 18 25 52 13 3 2 8 14 27 13 2 1 10 11 25 -27 18
20 Fakel 26 3 7 16 13 44 13 1 5 7 4 18 13 2 2 9 9 26 -31 16

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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.