Neftekhimik vs Baltika: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Wed 28.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Neftekhimik will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Baltika.

Insights:
  • 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.

It's no vacation for neither Neftekhimik nor Baltika 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.

Baltika have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Baltika are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Neftekhimik form and stats

Neftekhimik have played 18 FNL games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Ahead of that match, Neftekhimik won a home game hosting Akron (3-2).

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Veles are coming to town in four days.

Neftekhimik have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 35 goals in 18 league matches. Neftekhimik are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 18 matches.

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Baltika form and stats

As the visiting team in FNL matches, Baltika have produced an overall stat of 11-5-4 so far. Baltika are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

The Baltika goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 228 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Irtysh with the score of 1-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Baltika are hosting Spartak Vladikavkaz in the FNL only four days away.

The visiting Baltika have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 24 goals from 20 games. It's not easy to score on Baltika as they have only conceded 18 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Neftekhimik and Baltika have met before this season: Baltika - Neftekhimik 0-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Neftekhimik victories, zero draws and one Baltika win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NeftekhimikM. Uridia
M. Uridia
14 goals
NeftekhimikI. Petrov
I. Petrov
9 goals
BaltikaA. de Andrade Rodrigues
A. de Andrade Rodrigues
7 goals

Neftekhimik missing players

Baltika missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Neftekhimik Baltika
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 20 38
16 9 0 Won W 3 11 20
10 6 3 Drew D 2 5 7
11 3 2 Lost L 1 4 11
54 35 4 Scored S 4 24 43
40 14 6 Conceded C 2 18 31
95% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 85% 87%
68% 78% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 17% 55% 53%
41% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 40% 34%
30% 33% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 16%
14% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 5%
49% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 17% 40% 34%
32% 39% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 53%
24% 17% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.7 4.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.1 3.1
5 1 1 Red cards R C 3 3 7
 
9.6 10 6.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.9 10.6
3.5 3.3 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.1 3.9
42% 59% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 38% 29%
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Baltika have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 Krylya Sovetov 37 27 5 5 84 24 19 17 1 1 55 7 18 10 4 4 29 17 60 86
2 Orenburg 38 24 10 4 66 29 19 12 5 2 37 16 19 12 5 2 29 13 37 82
3 Olimpiyets 38 25 6 7 58 24 19 14 2 3 33 10 19 11 4 4 25 14 34 81
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 38 20 10 8 69 36 19 11 5 3 42 20 19 9 5 5 27 16 33 70
5 Torpedo Moskva 38 20 8 10 63 35 19 11 3 5 32 15 19 9 5 5 31 20 28 68
6 Baltika 38 20 7 11 43 31 18 9 2 7 19 13 20 11 5 4 24 18 12 67
7 Veles 38 17 11 10 52 42 20 9 7 4 32 23 18 8 4 6 20 19 10 62
8 Neftekhimik 38 17 10 11 57 40 18 9 6 3 35 14 20 8 4 8 22 26 17 61
9 Yenisey 38 17 5 16 47 50 19 10 0 9 30 25 19 7 5 7 17 25 -3 56
10 Fakel 38 14 12 12 48 40 20 8 9 3 26 13 18 6 3 9 22 27 8 54
11 SKA Khabarovsk 38 15 9 14 46 41 19 9 6 4 21 13 19 6 3 10 25 28 5 54
12 Volgar Astrakhan 38 14 10 14 45 41 19 10 6 3 27 16 19 4 4 11 18 25 4 52
13 Chayka 38 12 11 15 40 49 19 6 3 10 19 27 19 6 8 5 21 22 -9 47
14 Tekstilshchik 38 11 11 16 29 44 20 6 8 6 13 19 18 5 3 10 16 25 -15 44
15 Spartak Moskva II 37 12 7 18 42 61 17 4 5 8 16 25 20 8 2 10 26 36 -19 43
16 Krasnodar II 38 10 12 16 44 58 19 8 6 5 32 24 19 2 6 11 12 34 -14 42
17 Akron 38 9 11 18 31 49 19 5 7 7 18 21 19 4 4 11 13 28 -18 38
18 Irtysh 38 9 8 21 30 51 19 5 3 11 11 26 19 4 5 10 19 25 -21 35
19 Tom' Tomsk 38 8 10 20 27 47 18 3 4 11 13 25 20 5 6 9 14 22 -20 34
20 Dinamo Bryansk 38 9 5 24 21 61 19 6 1 12 13 29 19 3 4 12 8 32 -40 29
21 Chertanovo 38 7 5 26 28 69 19 3 3 13 13 30 19 4 2 13 15 39 -41 26
22 Shinnik 38 4 9 25 35 83 20 3 4 13 20 37 18 1 5 12 15 46 -48 21

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 Krylya Sovetov 37 27 5 5 84 24 19 17 1 1 55 7 18 10 4 4 29 17 60 86
2 Orenburg 38 24 10 4 66 29 19 12 5 2 37 16 19 12 5 2 29 13 37 82
3 Olimpiyets 38 25 6 7 58 24 19 14 2 3 33 10 19 11 4 4 25 14 34 81
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 38 20 10 8 69 36 19 11 5 3 42 20 19 9 5 5 27 16 33 70
5 Torpedo Moskva 38 20 8 10 63 35 19 11 3 5 32 15 19 9 5 5 31 20 28 68
6 Baltika 38 20 7 11 43 31 18 9 2 7 19 13 20 11 5 4 24 18 12 67
7 Veles 38 17 11 10 52 42 20 9 7 4 32 23 18 8 4 6 20 19 10 62
8 Neftekhimik 38 17 10 11 57 40 18 9 6 3 35 14 20 8 4 8 22 26 17 61
9 Yenisey 38 17 5 16 47 50 19 10 0 9 30 25 19 7 5 7 17 25 -3 56
10 Fakel 38 14 12 12 48 40 20 8 9 3 26 13 18 6 3 9 22 27 8 54
11 SKA Khabarovsk 38 15 9 14 46 41 19 9 6 4 21 13 19 6 3 10 25 28 5 54
12 Volgar Astrakhan 38 14 10 14 45 41 19 10 6 3 27 16 19 4 4 11 18 25 4 52
13 Chayka 38 12 11 15 40 49 19 6 3 10 19 27 19 6 8 5 21 22 -9 47
14 Tekstilshchik 38 11 11 16 29 44 20 6 8 6 13 19 18 5 3 10 16 25 -15 44
15 Spartak Moskva II 37 12 7 18 42 61 17 4 5 8 16 25 20 8 2 10 26 36 -19 43
16 Krasnodar II 38 10 12 16 44 58 19 8 6 5 32 24 19 2 6 11 12 34 -14 42
17 Akron 38 9 11 18 31 49 19 5 7 7 18 21 19 4 4 11 13 28 -18 38
18 Irtysh 38 9 8 21 30 51 19 5 3 11 11 26 19 4 5 10 19 25 -21 35
19 Tom' Tomsk 38 8 10 20 27 47 18 3 4 11 13 25 20 5 6 9 14 22 -20 34
20 Dinamo Bryansk 38 9 5 24 21 61 19 6 1 12 13 29 19 3 4 12 8 32 -40 29
21 Chertanovo 38 7 5 26 28 69 19 3 3 13 13 30 19 4 2 13 15 39 -41 26
22 Shinnik 38 4 9 25 35 83 20 3 4 13 20 37 18 1 5 12 15 46 -48 21

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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.