FNL: Top-drawer versus subpar, at least that's what the standings say. Neftekhimik - Yenisey. Home win or a surprise?
- Neftekhimik is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Yenisey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Neftekhimik nor Yenisey 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Yenisey, who are travelling more than 3300 kilometers to play this game.
Neftekhimik form and stats
The story so far in the FNL for Neftekhimik at their home stadium is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Neftekhimik travelled for their previous game, a trip to Torpedo Moskva that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach K. Novikov made a successful contribution in the game against Torpedo Moskva, bringing on M. Sitdikov who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Ahead of that match, Neftekhimik won a home game hosting Krasnodar II (4-1).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Neftekhimik handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and four defeats.
The Neftekhimik manager K. Novikov has got the team scoring with 14 from 7 home games in the league. From these home matches, Neftekhimik have conceded only 5 goals.
Yenisey form and stats
Yenisey have only collected 6 points from their away games in the FNL, after 2-0-6 (8 played). With the Yenisey losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
There might be some fixture complaints from Yenisey as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the FNL match against Akron (1-4).
Prior to that match, the Yenisey manager V. Trenev faced defeat when travelling to Orenburg and losing 0-2.Yenisey are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Yenisey have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. For Yenisey, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - one - two (Neftekhimik wins - draws - Yenisey wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yushin 7 goals |   V. Kichin 4 goals | M. Shorkin 3 goals |
Neftekhimik missing players
Yenisey missing players
| Neftekhimik | Yenisey | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 43% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 43% |
| 14% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 21% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 50% |
| 43% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 21% |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 8.4 | 6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 50% | 74% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 28% |
- 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.
- Neftekhimik is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Yenisey haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Torpedo Moskva | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 3 | Fakel | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 26 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva II | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Neftekhimik | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | Veles | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | KAMAZ | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Krasnodar II | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Baltika | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Tom' Tomsk | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Akron | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 15 | Dolgie Prudy | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Yenisey | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Tekstilshchik | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Volgar Astrakhan | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 19 | Urozhay | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -13 | 8 |
| 20 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 25 | -26 | 8 |