Struggling Fakel will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying SKA Khabarovsk in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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!
Fakel form and stats
5 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Fakel have to build on here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov. The home fans are hungry for more even though Fakel have been steadily collecting points here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov through three straight draws.A good away victory last time out for Fakel, who won 2-1 against Krasnodar II. Before that, Fakel drew at home versus Armavir.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fakel as they are travelling to their away game against Mordovia Saransk in the FNL. That match is three days after this one.
Fakel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 18 goals in 15 matches. Fakel have only conceded 11 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
SKA Khabarovsk form and stats
Playing away, SKA Khabarovsk have won 4 games, drawn 7 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season.The supporters enjoyed SKA Khabarovsk's previous game versus Spartak Moskva II, a FNL 1-0 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Shinnik.
A new game in only four days for SKA Khabarovsk, the FNL home match versus Khimki. Busy days.
SKA Khabarovsk have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, 15 away games. SKA Khabarovsk have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fakel and SKA Khabarovsk have met before this season: SKA Khabarovsk - Fakel 2-1. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 0 Fakel victories, 0 draws and 2 SKA Khabarovsk wins.Top Goalscorers
  I. Lebedenko 13 goals |   M. Kazankow 8 goals |  M. Afanasyev 4 goals |
Fakel missing players
SKA Khabarovsk missing players
| Fakel | SKA Khabarovsk | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 32 | 18 | Scored | 16 | 37 |
| 33 | 11 | Conceded | 18 | 33 |
| 87% | 73% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 94% |
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 68% |
| 39% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 27% | 39% |
| 10% | 13% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 19% |
| 6% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 6% |
| 45% | 40% | Both teams to score | 60% | 58% |
| 32% | 53% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 35% |
| 35% | 33% | Failed To Score | 13% | 13% |
| 4.5 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 4 |
- Fakel is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 | Tambov | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 61 |
| 2 | Tom' Tomsk | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Sochi | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 25 | 55 |
| 4 | Avangard Kursk | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 50 |
| 5 | Olimpiyets | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 49 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Chertanovo | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 47 |
| 8 | Shinnik | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 45 |
| 10 | Krasnodar II | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Luch Vladivostok | 31 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 39 |
| 12 | Mordovia Saransk | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -3 | 39 |
| 13 | Khimki | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 | Spartak Moskva II | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 38 |
| 15 | Fakel | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 36 |
| 16 | Baltika | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 35 |
| 17 | Armavir | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 18 | Tyumen | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 28 |
| 19 | Sibir | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 26 |
| 20 | Zenit II | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -25 | 19 |
