Rotor Volgograd vs Fakel: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sat 27.November
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)

Rotor Volgograd come from a 1-2 scoreline facing Baltika last fixture, a fixture to learn from. The next task is this sturdy Fakel team.

Insights:
  • Rotor Volgograd have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Fakel have the most clean sheets (12) in FNL

This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Rotor Volgograd form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the FNL this season. Rotor Volgograd have only managed 1 win, 7 draws and 3 losses from their games here. All in all it has been a very rough period for Volgograd who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against KAMAZ, 62 days ago.

In their previous game, the manager D. Khokhlov led his Rotor Volgograd to a defeat in the FNL match away at Baltika. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Heartbreak for Volgograd in their last match as Baltika's V. Lazarev scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Ahead of that match, Volgograd lost 0-1 at home to Metallurg Lipetsk.

Volgograd have scored 7 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Volgograd have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fakel form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Fakel, who have the most clean sheets (12) in FNL, playing as the away team in the FNL this season.

The supporters enjoyed Fakel's previous game versus Neftekhimik (placed 6th), a FNL 3-1 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Akron's place.

Fakel are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. 14 goals have been conceded by Fakel in these games.

Head 2 Head

Fakel - Volgograd 1-0 was the end result in these teams' previous h2h match, earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's one Volgograd victory, two draws and three Fakel wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FakelM. Maksimov
M. Maksimov
11 goals
FakelK. Appaev
K. Appaev
6 goals
VolgogradA. Chukanov
A. Chukanov
5 goals

Rotor Volgograd missing players

Fakel missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rotor Volgograd Fakel
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 11 4 Played P 3 11 24
4 1 0 Won W 2 4 14
12 7 4 Drew D 0 2 4
8 3 0 Lost L 1 5 6
23 7 2 Scored S 6 17 41
28 10 2 Conceded C 2 14 22
88% 73% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
71% 55% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 71%
33% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 50%
21% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
62% 55% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 29%
25% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 36% 50%
25% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 25%
 
5.8 7.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.3 5.5
4.7 4.2 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 3.6 3.9
2.8 2.9 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3 2.9
2 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.2 13.5 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 13.3 11.3
4.4 5.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.1 4.5
22% 12% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 38%
 
10.5 9.8 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 8.6 7.8
4.5 4.5 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.5 3
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Fakel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fakel have scored at least twice as many goals away as Rotor Volgograd have scored home.
  • Fakel have the most clean sheets (12) in FNL
  • Fakel haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Rotor Volgograd have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 24 16 2 6 37 17 14 12 0 2 26 9 10 4 2 4 11 8 20 50
2 Fakel 24 14 4 6 41 22 13 10 2 1 24 8 11 4 2 5 17 14 19 46
3 Torpedo Moskva 24 11 11 2 45 28 12 6 6 0 27 11 12 5 5 2 18 17 17 44
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 24 12 5 7 28 22 11 8 0 3 16 9 13 4 5 4 12 13 6 41
5 Alaniya Vladikavkaz 24 11 7 6 53 34 11 8 0 3 29 13 13 3 7 3 24 21 19 40
6 Neftekhimik 24 12 4 8 40 24 12 6 2 4 24 10 12 6 2 4 16 14 16 40
7 Baltika 24 9 10 5 31 20 12 5 6 1 15 8 12 4 4 4 16 12 11 37
8 Akron 24 10 6 8 29 26 13 8 3 2 20 11 11 2 3 6 9 15 3 36
9 Veles 24 10 3 11 27 29 13 6 3 4 19 19 11 4 0 7 8 10 -2 33
10 KAMAZ 24 8 8 8 23 23 14 6 4 4 18 14 10 2 4 4 5 9 0 32
11 Yenisey 24 9 5 10 33 36 10 5 3 2 16 12 14 4 2 8 17 24 -3 32
12 Krasnodar II 24 8 6 10 23 29 10 5 3 2 15 10 14 3 3 8 8 19 -6 30
13 Tom' Tomsk 24 8 6 10 32 40 11 6 3 2 15 12 13 2 3 8 17 28 -8 30
14 Spartak Moskva II 24 9 3 12 25 40 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 5 0 7 14 27 -15 30
15 Dolgie Prudy 24 5 11 8 21 25 12 3 7 2 12 11 12 2 4 6 9 14 -4 26
16 Urozhay 24 7 4 13 26 36 11 3 1 7 11 22 13 4 3 6 15 14 -10 25
17 Rotor Volgograd 24 4 12 8 23 28 11 1 7 3 7 10 13 3 5 5 16 18 -5 24
18 Volgar Astrakhan 24 6 5 13 14 25 12 3 2 7 5 11 12 3 3 6 9 14 -11 23
19 Metallurg Lipetsk 24 6 3 15 19 49 13 3 3 7 10 19 11 3 0 8 9 30 -30 21
20 Tekstilshchik 24 4 7 13 21 38 13 4 3 6 19 20 11 0 4 7 2 18 -17 19

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 Orenburg 24 16 2 6 37 17 14 12 0 2 26 9 10 4 2 4 11 8 20 50
2 Fakel 24 14 4 6 41 22 13 10 2 1 24 8 11 4 2 5 17 14 19 46
3 Torpedo Moskva 24 11 11 2 45 28 12 6 6 0 27 11 12 5 5 2 18 17 17 44
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 24 12 5 7 28 22 11 8 0 3 16 9 13 4 5 4 12 13 6 41
5 Alaniya Vladikavkaz 24 11 7 6 53 34 11 8 0 3 29 13 13 3 7 3 24 21 19 40
6 Neftekhimik 24 12 4 8 40 24 12 6 2 4 24 10 12 6 2 4 16 14 16 40
7 Baltika 24 9 10 5 31 20 12 5 6 1 15 8 12 4 4 4 16 12 11 37
8 Akron 24 10 6 8 29 26 13 8 3 2 20 11 11 2 3 6 9 15 3 36
9 Veles 24 10 3 11 27 29 13 6 3 4 19 19 11 4 0 7 8 10 -2 33
10 KAMAZ 24 8 8 8 23 23 14 6 4 4 18 14 10 2 4 4 5 9 0 32
11 Yenisey 24 9 5 10 33 36 10 5 3 2 16 12 14 4 2 8 17 24 -3 32
12 Krasnodar II 24 8 6 10 23 29 10 5 3 2 15 10 14 3 3 8 8 19 -6 30
13 Tom' Tomsk 24 8 6 10 32 40 11 6 3 2 15 12 13 2 3 8 17 28 -8 30
14 Spartak Moskva II 24 9 3 12 25 40 12 4 3 5 11 13 12 5 0 7 14 27 -15 30
15 Dolgie Prudy 24 5 11 8 21 25 12 3 7 2 12 11 12 2 4 6 9 14 -4 26
16 Urozhay 24 7 4 13 26 36 11 3 1 7 11 22 13 4 3 6 15 14 -10 25
17 Rotor Volgograd 24 4 12 8 23 28 11 1 7 3 7 10 13 3 5 5 16 18 -5 24
18 Volgar Astrakhan 24 6 5 13 14 25 12 3 2 7 5 11 12 3 3 6 9 14 -11 23
19 Metallurg Lipetsk 24 6 3 15 19 49 13 3 3 7 10 19 11 3 0 8 9 30 -30 21
20 Tekstilshchik 24 4 7 13 21 38 13 4 3 6 19 20 11 0 4 7 2 18 -17 19

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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.