Home advantage could prove decisive in SKA Khabarovsk - Avangard Kursk battle

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Competition: Russia FNL
Date: Sat 07.September
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina (15200 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina clash with Avangard Kursk, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the FNL table.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for SKA Khabarovsk and Avangard Kursk.

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SKA Khabarovsk form and stats

The story so far in the FNL for SKA Khabarovsk at their home stadium (Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as SKA Khabarovsk has won their last four matches. Hopes of three in a row are alive for SKA Khabarovsk after consecutive victories at their own ground.

SKA Khabarovsk's last game was hosting Avangard Kursk (placed 16th) and winning 1-0. In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Sakhalin.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how SKA Khabarovsk have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

SKA Khabarovsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 attempts. SKA Khabarovsk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.

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Avangard Kursk form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Avangard Kursk so far with only 4 FNL points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

Two away games in a row for Avangard Kursk, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus SKA Khabarovsk in the FNL. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Baltika.

We have checked recent matches where Avangard Kursk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were W3-D1-L5.

The attacking power of Avangard Kursk when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Avangard Kursk have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the SKA Khabarovsk - Avangard Kursk 1-0 earlier this season. Last three meetings between the teams: SKA Khabarovsk won 2, Avangard Kursk won 0 and 1 draw. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

K. Bazelyuk
7 goals

SKA Khabarovsk missing players

Avangard Kursk missing players

SKA Khabarovsk Avangard Kursk
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
12 8 3 Played 3 6 12
6 4 2 Won 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew 0 1 5
3 3 1 Lost 3 4 5
16 9 4 Scored 1 4 9
8 5 2 Conceded 8 10 17
92% 88% 100% Over 0.5 100% 83% 83%
67% 50% 67% Over 1.5 100% 67% 67%
33% 38% 33% Over 2.5 67% 50% 42%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 33% 33% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 25% 33% BTTS 33% 33% 42%
58% 62% 67% Clean Sheets 0% 17% 25%
17% 25% 0% Failed To Score 67% 67% 50%
 
3.9 4.9 5.7 Corners For (avg) 5 4.2 5
5.7 4.5 4.3 Corners Against (avg) 3.7 3.5 4.2
3 2.5 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.7 2.3 2.8
4 1 0 Red Cards 2 2 4
Key stats this season:
  • Avangard Kursk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Avangard Kursk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • SKA Khabarovsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SKA Khabarovsk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Avangard Kursk have scored away.
  • SKA Khabarovsk have won significantly more corners at home than away.

SKA Khabarovsk
All FNL Russian Cup Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
18-08-19 FNL Olimpiyets 1 - 1 SKA Khabarovsk
25-08-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 3 - 0 Armavir
31-08-19 FNL Luch Vladivostok 0 - 2 SKA Khabarovsk
03-09-19 RC Sakhalin 0 - 2 SKA Khabarovsk
07-09-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 1 - 0 Avangard Kursk
14-09-19 FNL Tekstilshchik 13:00 SKA Khabarovsk
20-09-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk - Yenisey
25-09-19 RC SKA Khabarovsk - Akhmat Grozny
29-09-19 FNL Rotor Volgograd - SKA Khabarovsk
05-10-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk - Khimki
Avangard Kursk
All FNL Russian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
18-08-19 FNL Avangard Kursk 1 - 1 Chayka
21-08-19 RC Khimki 4 - 1 Avangard Kursk
25-08-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 0 Avangard Kursk
31-08-19 FNL Avangard Kursk 0 - 0 Baltika
07-09-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 1 - 0 Avangard Kursk
14-09-19 FNL Avangard Kursk 14:00 Mordovia Saransk
21-09-19 FNL Olimpiyets - Avangard Kursk
29-09-19 FNL Avangard Kursk - Armavir
05-10-19 FNL Luch Vladivostok - Avangard Kursk
12-10-19 FNL Avangard Kursk - Chertanovo

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Torpedo Moskva 11 9 1 1 20 7 6 5 1 0 14 5 5 4 0 1 6 2 13 28
2 Khimki 11 8 3 0 25 6 5 5 0 0 14 2 6 3 3 0 11 4 19 27
3 Rotor Volgograd 12 7 1 4 18 12 4 1 1 2 6 8 8 6 0 2 12 4 6 22
4 SKA Khabarovsk 12 6 3 3 16 8 8 4 1 3 9 5 4 2 2 0 7 3 8 21
5 Chertanovo 12 5 6 1 13 9 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 3 3 0 6 3 4 21
6 Tom' Tomsk 12 5 4 3 12 7 7 3 2 2 6 3 5 2 2 1 6 4 5 19
7 Shinnik 12 5 4 3 17 15 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 2 1 12 9 2 19
8 Chayka 12 4 5 3 12 9 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 2 4 1 7 5 3 17
9 Neftekhimik 12 4 4 4 15 14 5 1 2 2 5 6 7 3 2 2 10 8 1 16
10 Luch Vladivostok 12 4 4 4 16 18 8 2 2 4 11 15 4 2 2 0 5 3 -2 16
11 Olimpiyets 12 4 4 4 10 13 7 3 2 2 7 8 5 1 2 2 3 5 -3 16
12 Spartak Moskva II 12 4 3 5 15 15 6 2 1 3 7 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 0 15
13 Armavir 12 3 4 5 10 15 6 2 3 1 6 6 6 1 1 4 4 9 -5 13
14 Baltika 11 3 3 5 9 11 5 1 1 3 3 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 -2 12
15 Krasnodar II 12 3 3 6 12 15 5 0 2 3 4 7 7 3 1 3 8 8 -3 12
16 Avangard Kursk 12 2 5 5 9 17 6 1 4 1 5 7 6 1 1 4 4 10 -8 11
17 Fakel 12 2 4 6 9 14 8 1 4 3 4 7 4 1 0 3 5 7 -5 10
18 Mordovia Saransk 12 2 3 7 9 16 7 1 1 5 4 10 5 1 2 2 5 6 -7 9
19 Tekstilshchik 11 2 2 7 12 24 4 0 1 3 3 10 7 2 1 4 9 14 -12 8
20 Yenisey 12 1 4 7 6 20 4 0 1 3 3 9 8 1 3 4 3 11 -14 7

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