Fakel vs Veles: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sat 17.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

After the first game it's Fakel - Veles 1-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second FNL game of the season?

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!

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Fakel form and stats

Last season, Fakel's league statistics were 17 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the FNL. Over these 42 matches they scored 57 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Fakel managed 8-10-3 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 13 conceded. A FNL draw at home so far for Fakel. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 10 draws and 3 defeats from 21 matches.

Fakel drew their last game, also a home match. Baltika (placed 6th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score. Opportunity lost for Fakel in the Baltika match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Akron.

Early season league goal statistics from Fakel's 1 home game: 3 goals, 3 conceded.

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Veles form and stats

Let's have a look at how Veles performed last season in the FNL: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 12 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded 46 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 20/22 goals scored/conceded.

Veles had fun at their own home last time out, beating Yenisey 1-0.

Before that, Veles secured a home win against Tekstilshchik with the score 2-1.

Head 2 Head

Fakel-Veles H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Fakel zero wins, Veles zero wins, three draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FakelR. Akbashev
R. Akbashev
2 goals
FakelM. Maksimov
M. Maksimov
1 goals

Fakel missing players

Veles missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fakel Veles
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 1 1 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 3 3 Scored S 0 0 1
3 3 3 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
3 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
3 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
17 17 17 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 9
9 9 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
33% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 25%
Fakel Last season Veles
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   21 42
17 8   Won W   8 18
13 10   Drew D   5 12
12 3   Lost L   8 12
57 26   Scored S   20 54
43 13   Conceded C   22 46
83% 76%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   81% 88%
67% 52%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 69%
38% 19%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 48%
21% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 19%
12% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 10%
45% 38%   BTTS BTTS   43% 52%
40% 48%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 29%
31% 38%   Failed to Score F T   43% 31%
 
5 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5.2
4.5 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.6
2.6 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.7
5 3   Red cards R C   1 5
 
9.6 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 9
3.6 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 3.7
38% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 34%

  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 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 SKA Khabarovsk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Torpedo Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Chayka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Neftekhimik 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Veles 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Baltika 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Fakel 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Alaniya Vladikavkaz 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 KAMAZ 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Krasnodar II 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rotor Volgograd 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Spartak Moskva II 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Tekstilshchik 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Metallurg Lipetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tom' Tomsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Akron 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Urozhay 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Dolgie Prudy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Yenisey 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Volgar Astrakhan 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krylya Sovetov 42 32 5 5 100 26 21 19 1 1 66 8 21 13 4 4 34 18 74 101
2 Orenburg 42 28 10 4 78 33 21 14 5 2 42 18 21 14 5 2 36 15 45 94
3 Olimpiyets 42 27 7 8 67 28 21 15 2 4 38 12 21 12 5 4 29 16 39 88
4 Alaniya Vladikavkaz 42 22 11 9 74 40 21 12 6 3 45 21 21 10 5 6 29 19 34 77
5 Baltika 42 22 7 13 49 35 21 11 2 8 24 15 21 11 5 5 25 20 14 73
6 Torpedo Moskva 42 21 9 12 65 41 21 12 3 6 33 16 21 9 6 6 32 25 24 72
7 Neftekhimik 42 20 10 12 64 44 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 8 4 9 22 27 20 70
8 Veles 42 18 12 12 54 46 21 10 7 4 34 24 21 8 5 8 20 22 8 66
9 Fakel 42 17 13 12 57 43 21 8 10 3 26 13 21 9 3 9 31 30 14 64
10 Yenisey 42 19 6 17 52 54 21 11 1 9 33 27 21 8 5 8 19 27 -2 63
11 SKA Khabarovsk 42 17 9 16 52 47 21 10 6 5 23 15 21 7 3 11 29 32 5 60
12 Chayka 42 15 11 16 44 53 21 8 3 10 22 28 21 7 8 6 22 25 -9 56
13 Volgar Astrakhan 42 14 12 16 47 45 21 10 8 3 29 18 21 4 4 13 18 27 2 54
14 Spartak Moskva II 42 14 7 21 53 77 21 6 5 10 27 37 21 8 2 11 26 40 -24 49
15 Tekstilshchik 42 12 11 19 32 51 21 6 8 7 13 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -19 47
16 Krasnodar II 42 11 12 19 46 68 21 9 6 6 33 25 21 2 6 13 13 43 -22 45
17 Akron 42 10 12 20 35 54 21 5 7 9 19 25 21 5 5 11 16 29 -19 42
18 Tom' Tomsk 42 10 11 21 32 50 21 5 5 11 18 26 21 5 6 10 14 24 -18 41
19 Irtysh 42 9 8 25 33 61 21 5 3 13 12 32 21 4 5 12 21 29 -28 35
20 Dinamo Bryansk 42 10 5 27 24 66 21 7 1 13 14 30 21 3 4 14 10 36 -42 32
21 Chertanovo 42 7 6 29 35 80 21 3 3 15 16 36 21 4 3 14 19 44 -45 27
22 Shinnik 42 5 10 27 39 90 21 3 4 14 20 39 21 2 6 13 19 51 -51 25

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 Orenburg 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 SKA Khabarovsk 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Torpedo Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Chayka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Neftekhimik 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Veles 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Baltika 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
7 Fakel 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Alaniya Vladikavkaz 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 KAMAZ 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Krasnodar II 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rotor Volgograd 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Spartak Moskva II 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Tekstilshchik 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Metallurg Lipetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tom' Tomsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Akron 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Urozhay 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Dolgie Prudy 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Yenisey 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Volgar Astrakhan 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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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.