It's ground zero in FNL - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Neftekhimik and Chayka did in their pre-season friendlies!
Chayka have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Neftekhimik form and stats
Neftekhimik have prepared for this season with eight friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these eight matches are 3 victories, 4 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Neftekhimik have scored 12 goals and conceded 8 times.
Last season, Neftekhimik's league statistics were 13 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the FNL. Over these 27 matches they scored 38 goals and conceded 25. Playing at home last season Neftekhimik managed 5-6-2 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 14 conceded.
Chayka form and stats
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Chayka have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from nine fixtures.
Let's have a look at how Chayka performed last season in the FNL: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 8 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded 29 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 5 with 16/17 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Neftekhimik, zero draws and zero wins for Chayka. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Neftekhimik missing players
Chayka missing players
| Neftekhimik | Chayka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Neftekhimik | Last season | Chayka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 89% | ||
| 67% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 67% | ||
| 41% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 41% | ||
| 22% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 19% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 7% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 41% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 26% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 30% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 278 | 166 | Total Shots | T S | 123 | 265 | ||
| 100 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 91 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 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 | Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chayka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chertanovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dinamo Bryansk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fakel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Irtysh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Krasnodar II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Krylya Sovetov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Neftekhimik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Shinnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | SKA Khabarovsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Spartak Moskva II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tekstilshchik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tom' Tomsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Torpedo Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Veles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Volgar Astrakhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Yenisey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Rotor Volgograd | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Khimki | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 54 |
| 3 | Chertanovo | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 53 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Baltika | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Shinnik | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
| 9 | Tom' Tomsk | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Chayka | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Armavir | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Avangard Kursk | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Yenisey | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 28 |
| 16 | Luch Vladivostok | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Spartak Moskva II | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Mordovia Saransk | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 19 |
| 19 | Tekstilshchik | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -27 | 19 |
| 20 | Fakel | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 19 |