FNL prediction and preview: Spartak Moskva II modest favorites to beat Fakel

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Fakel's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Fakel have performed like this: Played six matches resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 8-6 (scored/conceded).

Spartak Moskva II form and stats

Spartak Moskva II's results here at Spartak Stadium in the FNL have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Spartak Stadium, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Yenisey game.

In their previous game, the manager V. Bulatov led his Spartak Moskva II to a defeat in the FNL match away at Chayka. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Spartak Stadium. Preceding that match was a defeat to Torpedo Moskva (2-3).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Spartak Moskva II handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D3-L4.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Spartak Moskva II as they are travelling to their away game against SKA Khabarovsk in the FNL. That match is four days after this one.

Spartak Moskva II has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Spartak Moskva II have conceded 14 from these games.

Fakel form and stats

Fakel, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in FNL, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the FNL, after 1-1-5 (7 played).

Fakel failed to get anything from their last game, a FNL home match vs Shinnik (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-4. A 0-1 defeat away at Neftekhimik before that.

Fakel lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

Fakel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of eight matches.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The FNL trip to Chayka.

The attacking power of Fakel when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Fakel in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Spartak Moskva II won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Fakel has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 1

Top Goalscorers

S. Nimely 8 goals

Spartak Moskva II missing players

Fakel missing players