Evenly matched teams: Neftekhimik vs Volgar Astrakhan match preview

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sun 16.Jul
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Neftekhimik (3000 seats)

Brand new|Fresh|New season, fresh|new potential|opportunities: Here's what you should|need to|must know before the Neftekhimik - Volgar Astrakhan fixture!

These teams have little in common geographically as Volgar Astrakhan have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Neftekhimik form and stats

In the previous season, Neftekhimik's league statistics were 12 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses, leading to 6th place in the FNL. Over these 34 matches they scored {34 goals} and let in 33. Performing at home in the previous season Neftekhimik produced 6-6-5 (win-draw-lost) with {17 goals} and 15 conceded.

Neftekhimik have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and six practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Neftekhimik scored {13 goals} and let in {16 goals} during these six games.

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Volgar Astrakhan form and stats

Let's have a look at how Volgar Astrakhan performed last season in the FNL: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 11 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded {41 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 7 with 22/26 goals scored/conceded.

Astrakhan played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In these two matches Volgar Astrakhan scored 3 and conceded {6 goals}.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous eight meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Neftekhimik, two draws and four wins for Volgar Astrakhan. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

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Total First Half Second Half
Neftekhimik Volgar Astrakhan
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid 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 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Neftekhimik Last season Volgar Astrakhan
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
12 6   Won W   4 11
11 6   Drew D   6 11
11 5   Lost L   7 12
34 17   Scored S   22 37
33 15   Conceded C   26 41
82% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 82%
59% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 68%
32% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 50%
15% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   41% 24%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 6%
29% 35%   BTTS BTTS   59% 50%
50% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 38%
38% 35%   Failed to Score F T   29% 29%
 
3.1 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.6
4.6 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4.3
1.5 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.4
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
2.5 2.9   Shots (avg) S (   1.5 1.8
1.3 1.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0.4 0.6
95% 89%   Goal Efficiency G E   333% 167%
 
3.7 4.7   Shots against (avg) S A   1.2 1.7
1.9 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   0.5 0.7

  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 Spartak Vladikavkaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arsenal Tula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chernomorets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 KAMAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leningradets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Makhachkala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Neftekhimik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rodina Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Shinnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 SKA Khabarovsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sokol Saratov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Torpedo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tyumen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Urozhay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Volgar Astrakhan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 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 Rubin Kazan 34 19 12 3 53 27 17 10 6 1 35 16 17 9 6 2 18 11 26 69
2 Baltika 34 18 13 3 56 30 17 11 5 1 28 15 17 7 8 2 28 15 26 67
3 Spartak Vladikavkaz 34 17 11 6 56 35 17 9 6 2 34 21 17 8 5 4 22 14 21 62
4 Yenisey 34 13 15 6 43 35 17 10 6 1 25 13 17 3 9 5 18 22 8 54
5 Rodina Moskva 34 13 11 10 42 38 17 5 6 6 20 23 17 8 5 4 22 15 4 50
6 Neftekhimik 34 12 11 11 34 33 17 6 6 5 17 15 17 6 5 6 17 18 1 47
7 Makhachkala 34 12 11 11 25 26 17 7 5 5 15 11 17 5 6 6 10 15 -1 47
8 Akron 34 10 16 8 38 36 17 5 9 3 20 14 17 5 7 5 18 22 2 46
9 Shinnik 34 13 7 14 36 41 17 10 5 2 23 11 17 3 2 12 13 30 -5 46
10 SKA Khabarovsk 34 11 11 12 50 39 17 8 6 3 32 11 17 3 5 9 18 28 11 44
11 KAMAZ 34 11 11 12 35 36 17 7 6 4 20 15 17 4 5 8 15 21 -1 44
12 Volgar Astrakhan 34 11 11 12 37 41 17 7 5 5 15 15 17 4 6 7 22 26 -4 44
13 Arsenal Tula 34 11 8 15 37 46 17 6 4 7 23 27 17 5 4 8 14 19 -9 41
14 Urozhay 34 9 10 15 36 41 17 6 4 7 19 16 17 3 6 8 17 25 -5 37
15 Veles 34 9 6 19 35 55 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 2 3 12 15 36 -20 33
16 Krasnodar II 34 8 7 19 32 54 17 4 4 9 16 25 17 4 3 10 16 29 -22 31
17 Ufa 34 7 9 18 32 46 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 2 4 11 14 27 -14 30
18 Volga Ulyanovsk 34 6 12 16 23 41 17 3 5 9 10 24 17 3 7 7 13 17 -18 30

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 Akron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Spartak Vladikavkaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arsenal Tula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chernomorets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 KAMAZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leningradets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Makhachkala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Neftekhimik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rodina Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Shinnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 SKA Khabarovsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sokol Saratov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Torpedo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tyumen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Urozhay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Volgar Astrakhan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yenisey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.