Football tips: Mordovia Saransk vs Fakel - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Russia FNL
Date: Wed 24.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mordovia Arena (44442 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the FNL, Mordovia Saransk holding 14th place and Fakel lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It's no vacation for neither Mordovia Saransk nor Fakel as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Mordovia Saransk form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Mordovia Saransk have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses so far from their games here at Mordovia Arena.

The fans are hoping that Mordovia Saransk will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the FNL game against Spartak Moskva II. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Shinnik that ended 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mordovia Saransk have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Mordovia Saransk are traveling soon after this match as the FNL match at Khimki awaits in four days.

Mordovia Saransk have scored 14 goals here in 16 matches, not a lot. Mordovia Saransk have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Fakel form and stats

There's been little loot from Fakel's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 16 away games. Fakel only has 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws.

The manager S. Bulatov was unhappy after their last game, a FNL match played at their home ground Mordovia Arena. Fakel suffered a 1-3 loss to SKA Khabarovsk. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Krasnodar II at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Fakel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of six matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tyumen in just four days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fakel as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games. 22 goals have been conceded by Fakel 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: Fakel - Mordovia Saransk 1-2. Mordovia Saransk-Fakel H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Mordovia Saransk 1 win, Fakel 0 wins, 0 draws.

Top Goalscorers

I. Lebedenko
13 goals
Ruslan Mukhametshin
6 goals
F. Dvoretskov
4 goals

Mordovia Saransk missing players

Fakel missing players

Mordovia Saransk Fakel
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
31 14 Scored 14 33
38 21 Conceded 22 36
91% 88% Over 0.5 100% 88%
66% 62% Over 1.5 75% 69%
41% 44% Over 2.5 38% 41%
16% 19% Over 3.5 6% 12%
3% 6% Over 4.5 6% 6%
47% 50% Both teams to score 50% 47%
28% 25% Clean Sheet 12% 31%
34% 38% Failed To Score 38% 34%
 
3.5 3.4 Corners For (avg) 3.2 4.6
4.1 3.8 Corners Against (avg) 4.9 4.8
1.8 1.6 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 1.8
4 2 Red Cards (total) 3 3
Key stats this season:
  • Fakel hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mordovia Saransk 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 32 18 8 6 49 30 15 8 4 3 27 16 17 10 4 3 22 14 19 62
2 Sochi 32 16 10 6 56 30 17 9 4 4 27 17 15 7 6 2 29 13 26 58
3 Tom' Tomsk 32 15 12 5 36 19 17 11 5 1 25 6 15 4 7 4 11 13 17 57
4 Olimpiyets 32 15 7 10 33 27 15 8 3 4 15 11 17 7 4 6 18 16 6 52
5 Avangard Kursk 31 15 6 10 39 29 16 10 4 2 24 12 15 5 2 8 15 17 10 51
6 SKA Khabarovsk 32 13 12 7 40 34 16 8 5 3 21 15 16 5 7 4 19 19 6 51
7 Shinnik 32 13 10 9 32 25 16 7 7 2 16 9 16 6 3 7 16 16 7 49
8 Chertanovo 32 13 8 11 53 45 16 7 5 4 29 20 16 6 3 7 24 25 8 47
9 Rotor Volgograd 32 11 12 9 29 29 16 7 5 4 15 12 16 4 7 5 14 17 0 45
10 Krasnodar II 31 11 11 9 40 42 16 5 5 6 19 22 15 6 6 3 21 20 -2 44
11 Khimki 32 11 9 12 40 45 16 6 6 4 24 19 16 5 3 8 16 26 -5 42
12 Spartak Moskva II 32 11 8 13 39 38 17 6 5 6 24 21 15 5 3 7 15 17 1 41
13 Luch Vladivostok 32 8 16 8 23 21 15 6 4 5 11 9 17 2 12 3 12 12 2 40
14 Mordovia Saransk 32 10 9 13 31 38 16 3 5 8 14 21 16 7 4 5 17 17 -7 39
15 Fakel 32 9 9 14 33 36 16 5 7 4 19 14 16 4 2 10 14 22 -3 36
16 Baltika 32 9 9 14 34 47 16 7 3 6 18 20 16 2 6 8 16 27 -13 36
17 Armavir 32 7 12 13 26 41 15 2 8 5 15 21 17 5 4 8 11 20 -15 33
18 Tyumen 32 5 13 14 25 38 16 5 6 5 18 17 16 0 7 9 7 21 -13 28
19 Sibir 32 5 12 15 25 43 15 4 5 6 11 13 17 1 7 9 14 30 -18 27
20 Zenit II 32 4 7 21 21 47 17 2 4 11 12 25 15 2 3 10 9 22 -26 19

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