Home advantage could prove decisive in SKA Khabarovsk - Fakel battle

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Competition: Russia FNL
Date: Sun 28.July
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina (15200 seats)

It's still early in the FNL season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the SKA Khabarovsk - Fakel preview!

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 Fakel.

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SKA Khabarovsk form and stats

Three home games done for SKA Khabarovsk, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.

SKA Khabarovsk's last game was hosting Fakel and winning 1-0. Before that match, a win away at Chayka.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from SKA Khabarovsk's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for SKA Khabarovsk here at Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). SKA Khabarovsk have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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Fakel form and stats

Fakel have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 4 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Two away games in a row for Fakel, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus SKA Khabarovsk in the FNL. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Baltika.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Fakel playing away, we found six games. Results were 0 away wins, 2 draws and 4 home wins.

Fakel has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the SKA Khabarovsk - Fakel 1-0 played earlier this season. SKA Khabarovsk-Fakel H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: SKA Khabarovsk 4 wins, Fakel 0 wins, 0 draws. 3 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

I. Lebedenko
14 goals
M. Kazankow
9 goals
K. Bazelyuk
7 goals

SKA Khabarovsk missing players

Fakel missing players

SKA Khabarovsk Fakel
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
5 3 0 Played 0 1 5
2 1 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 2
2 2 0 Lost 0 1 3
6 2 0 Scored 0 0 1
5 3 0 Conceded 0 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 60%
60% 33% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 20%
40% 33% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 33% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 20%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 40%
20% 33% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 80%
 
3.4 4.3 0 Corners For (avg) 0 2 5.2
5.4 3.3 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 6 4.6
3.2 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 1.8
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Fakel have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Fakel have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Fakel have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Fakel have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Fakel have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SKA Khabarovsk have scored more than double the goals of Fakel.
  • SKA Khabarovsk have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • SKA Khabarovsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
SKA Khabarovsk Last season Fakel
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   19 38
15 10   Won   4 9
13 5   Drew   4 14
10 4   Lost   11 15
46 25   Scored   15 36
41 17   Conceded   24 40
95% 95%   Over 0.5   95% 84%
66% 58%   Over 1.5   68% 66%
39% 47%   Over 2.5   32% 34%
24% 21%   Over 3.5   5% 11%
5% 0%   Over 4.5   5% 5%
55% 53%   BTTS   47% 47%
32% 37%   Clean Sheets   16% 32%
18% 16%   Failed To Score   42% 37%
 
4.6 4.9   Corners For (avg)   3.5 5
4.8 4.9   Corners Against (avg)   5.6 5
2.1 1.6   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.1 2
4 3   Red Cards   4 6
Key stats last season:
  • Fakel have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • SKA Khabarovsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

SKA Khabarovsk
All FNL Russian Cup Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-07-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 1 - 2 Shinnik
13-07-19 FNL Spartak Moskva II 2 - 2 SKA Khabarovsk
20-07-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 0 - 1 Torpedo Moskva
24-07-19 FNL Chayka 0 - 2 SKA Khabarovsk
28-07-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 1 - 0 Fakel
03-08-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 07:00 Baltika
10-08-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk - Chertanovo
14-08-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk - Mordovia Saransk
18-08-19 FNL Olimpiyets - SKA Khabarovsk
25-08-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk - Armavir
Fakel
All FNL Russian Cup Club Friendlies FNL Cup
All Home Away
07-07-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 1 Torpedo Moskva
13-07-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 0 Chayka
20-07-19 FNL Fakel 0 - 0 Chertanovo
24-07-19 FNL Fakel 1 - 2 Baltika
28-07-19 FNL SKA Khabarovsk 1 - 0 Fakel
03-08-19 FNL Fakel 15:00 Mordovia Saransk
10-08-19 FNL Olimpiyets - Fakel
14-08-19 FNL Fakel - Armavir
18-08-19 FNL Luch Vladivostok - Fakel
25-08-19 FNL Fakel - Avangard Kursk

  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 Khimki 5 4 1 0 17 4 2 2 0 0 7 0 3 2 1 0 10 4 13 13
2 Tom' Tomsk 5 4 1 0 9 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 7 13
3 Chertanovo 5 4 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 4 13
4 Rotor Volgograd 5 3 1 1 10 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 0 1 6 1 6 10
5 Shinnik 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 3 10
6 Torpedo Moskva 5 3 1 1 7 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 2 3 10
7 Neftekhimik 5 2 2 1 5 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 8
8 Luch Vladivostok 5 2 2 1 8 9 3 1 1 1 5 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 8
9 Spartak Moskva II 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 7
10 SKA Khabarovsk 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 7
11 Krasnodar II 5 1 2 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 -1 5
12 Mordovia Saransk 5 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 5
13 Chayka 5 1 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 -2 5
14 Armavir 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -3 4
15 Olimpiyets 5 1 1 3 4 9 3 1 0 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 -5 4
16 Avangard Kursk 5 1 1 3 2 9 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 -7 4
17 Baltika 5 1 0 4 3 7 3 0 0 3 1 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 3
18 Yenisey 5 1 0 4 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 0 2 2 6 -8 3
19 Fakel 5 0 2 3 1 4 4 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 2
20 Tekstilshchik 5 0 1 4 5 11 2 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 4 6 -6 1

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