This pair of squads are relishing a sweet season so far and matches like today could be key. Read up on Neftekhimik - Baltika!
- Neftekhimik have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Baltika have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Neftekhimik form and stats
All-inclusive FNL stats at home this season for Neftekhimik are 6-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Neftekhimik enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Metallurg Lipetsk's place. The match ended 2-1 with A. Yushin and D. Khubaev scoring.
Preceding that match was the home game against Volgar Astrakhan that was lost 0-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Neftekhimik as they are travelling to their away game against Fakel in the FNL. That match is three days after this one.
Goals decide football matches and Neftekhimik are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Neftekhimik have conceded only 10 goals.
Baltika form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their FNL travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Impressive finishing from V. Lazarev and Y. Kazaev secured the home win 2-0 against Akron in their previous game.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Orenburg wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.After this away game Baltika return home for a FNL game against Rotor Volgograd. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Baltika have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. Baltika have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head match ended Baltika - Neftekhimik 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Neftekhimik three wins, three draws and Baltika one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yushin 17 goals |  Y. Kazaev 7 goals | V. Lazarev 5 goals |
Neftekhimik missing players
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| Neftekhimik | Baltika | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 39 | 24 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 91% | 91% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 64% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 55% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 45% | 32% |
| 41% | 55% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 18% |
| 23% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 9% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 45% |
| 36% | 45% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | 41% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6 | 7.1 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8.9 | 7.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 8.4 | 12 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 57% | 83% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 36% | 24% |
| 9 | 6.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| 3 | 1.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
- Baltika have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Baltika have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Neftekhimik have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Neftekhimik have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | Fakel | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Chayka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | SKA Khabarovsk | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 39 |
| 6 | Neftekhimik | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 7 | Baltika | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | Akron | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Veles | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Tom' Tomsk | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 29 |
| 11 | KAMAZ | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Yenisey | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Spartak Moskva II | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Dolgie Prudy | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Volgar Astrakhan | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | Urozhay | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -12 | 21 |
| 19 | Tekstilshchik | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 20 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 30 | -30 | 18 |