Getting closer to the top teams is on the list when these mid-table teams battle it out. Both are targeting to improve their league table position, Spartak Moskva II in 9th and Rotor Volgograd in 11th spot.
- Rotor Volgograd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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 Spartak and Rotor Volgograd.
Rotor Volgograd play their home fixtures on grass, while this game occurs on artifical turf. Relevant results for Rotor Volgograd when featuring on artifical turf are 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from four matches. They have created 4 goals and conceded 3 times on these occasions.
These teams have little in common geographically as Rotor Volgograd have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Spartak Moskva II form and stats
4-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the FNL numbers at home for Spartak Moskva II so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Spartak to get some points in this home game.
Spartak are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 209 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by S. Oganesyan).
In their previous game, the manager E. Bushmanov led his Spartak to a defeat in the FNL match away at Neftekhimik. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Spartak were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Ahead of that match, Spartak Moskva II lost 0-1 at home to Akron.The Spartak fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Spartak have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Rotor Volgograd form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their FNL travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Visiting Volgograd has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager D. Khokhlov was unhappy after their last game, a FNL match played at their home ground Volgograd Arena. Rotor Volgograd suffered a 1-3 loss to Urozhay (placed 20th).
A 1-1 draw at Yenisey's stadium before that.Volgograd have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Volgograd have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Spartak two wins, three draws and Rotor Volgograd two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Shitov 5 goals |  A. Chukanov 5 goals | K. Mullin 4 goals |
Spartak Moskva II missing players
Rotor Volgograd missing players
| Spartak Moskva II | Rotor Volgograd | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| 28 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 94% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 76% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 59% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 65% |
| 24% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 41% | 44% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 18% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 21% | 23% | 6% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 22% |
- Rotor Volgograd have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rotor Volgograd have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rotor Volgograd haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 37 |
| 2 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 6 | Fakel | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | Veles | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Akron | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva II | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 25 |
| 10 | KAMAZ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 11 | Rotor Volgograd | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Baltika | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Dolgie Prudy | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Tom' Tomsk | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 16 | Yenisey | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 | -23 | 15 |
| 18 | Tekstilshchik | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | Volgar Astrakhan | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Urozhay | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -14 | 11 |