FNL duel: Close contest expected between Mordovia Saransk and Tekstilshchik

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Tekstilshchik play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Tekstilshchik when playing on grass are 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from ten matches. They have scored 14 goals and conceded 12 times in these games.

Mordovia Saransk form and stats

With 1 FNL win, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Mordovia Saransk are certainly not brimming with confidence. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Mordovia Arena, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Chayka game.

The home team returns to Mordovia Arena after sharing the points with Avangard Kursk (placed 16th) on their last time out; the FNL game ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Luch Vladivostok (1-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Mordovia Saransk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mordovia Saransk as a small favourite), we find ten games. Mordovia Saransk has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 4.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Mordovia Saransk as they have a new game in only four days, a Russian Cup match thankfully also at home. Rostov are visiting.

Mordovia Saransk have scored 4 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Mordovia Saransk have conceded 10 goals.

Tekstilshchik form and stats

There's been little loot from Tekstilshchik's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the FNL. Tekstilshchik, who have the most conceded goals (30) in FNL, only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. Tekstilshchik seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The supporters enjoyed Tekstilshchik's previous game versus SKA Khabarovsk (placed 5th), a FNL 3-1 win played at home. Preceding that, the 1-5 home loss versus Baltika.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found two similar matches played by Tekstilshchik in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Tekstilshchik, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Tekstilshchik find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Tekstilshchik have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Mordovia Saransk victory, 1 draw and 0 Tekstilshchik wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

E. Popov 11 goals

Ruslan Mukhametshin 7 goals

Mordovia Saransk missing players

Tekstilshchik missing players