The FNL season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Veles and Fakel promises to be an interesting one.
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 Veles and Fakel.
Veles form and stats
The hosts won their first FNL game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Veles last season were 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from 8 games. Veles has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Rodina Moskva defeat 352 days ago. Ever since the Leningradets game Veles has been unbeatable here producing five straight wins.
Happy days for Veles in their previous game, a FNL match away at Volgar Astrakhan (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Krylya Sovetov in a game that was won 3-1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Veles at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Fakel form and stats
Fakel have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the FNL were 2 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats from 13 fixtures.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FNL home defeat versus Baltika with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Fakel manager V. Beschastnikh faced defeat when travelling to Krasnodar II and losing 1-3.
Fakel have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() P. Kotov 2 goals | ![]() R. Akbashev 2 goals | ![]() I. Klimov 1 goals |
Veles missing players
Fakel missing players
| Veles | Fakel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 3.3 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 9 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 18 | 33 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 36% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| Veles | Last season | Fakel | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 9 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 26 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 81% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 59% | ||
| 62% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 37% | ||
| 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 15% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 7% | ||
| 50% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 26% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 26% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 67% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 137 | 73 | Total Shots | T S | 124 | 283 | ||
| 58 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 90 | ||
| 52% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 16% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Veles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltika | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva II | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Chertanovo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Olimpiyets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Yenisey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Tekstilshchik | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Neftekhimik | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Akron | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Shinnik | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Krasnodar II | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Volgar Astrakhan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | SKA Khabarovsk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Dinamo Bryansk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Fakel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Torpedo Moskva | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 20 | Chayka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 21 | Irtysh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 22 | Tom' Tomsk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Veles | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 | Dolgie Prudy | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Zenit II | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | Torpedo Vladimir | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Leningradets | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Olimp Khimki | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Murom | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | Rodina Moskva | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Pskov 747 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 10 | Kazanka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Kolomna | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Znamya Truda | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Luki-Energiya | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 13 |
| 14 | Zvezda Sint Petersburg | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -26 | 6 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rotor Volgograd | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Khimki | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 54 |
| 3 | Chertanovo | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 53 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 48 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Baltika | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Shinnik | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 43 |
| 9 | Tom' Tomsk | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Chayka | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Armavir | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Avangard Kursk | 27 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| 15 | Yenisey | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 28 |
| 16 | Luch Vladivostok | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Spartak Moskva II | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 18 | Mordovia Saransk | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 19 |
| 19 | Tekstilshchik | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -27 | 19 |
| 20 | Fakel | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -30 | 19 |