FNL match preview: Veles versus Irtysh

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)

With their 24 point advantage in the league table, Veles fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Irtysh.

Insights:
  • Veles have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in FNL

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Irtysh are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Veles form and stats

When playing at home in the FNL, Veles have managed 8 wins, 7 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 19 games.

An away draw last time out for Veles, facing Tom' Tomsk in a game that ended 0-0. Before that match, a win away at Chertanovo.

There will be little rest for Veles after this match as they are travelling to Dinamo Bryansk for a FNL game in only three days.

Veles have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 30 goals in 19 league matches. Veles's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Irtysh form and stats

Irtysh have only collected 17 points from their away games in the FNL, after 4-5-9 (18 played).

Irtysh have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 220 minutes ago. D. Lytvyn (own goal) was the goal scorer.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Krasnodar II wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SKA Khabarovsk in just three days.

Irtysh are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 18 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Irtysh have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Irtysh - Veles 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

VelesD. Malaniya
D. Malaniya
7 goals
VelesA. Galoyan
A. Galoyan
6 goals

Veles missing players

Irtysh missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Veles Irtysh
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 19 7 Played P 4 17 36
16 8 4 Won W 0 3 8
11 7 3 Drew D 2 5 8
10 4 0 Lost L 2 9 20
50 30 17 Scored S 4 15 26
41 22 6 Conceded C 7 23 49
89% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
70% 74% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 58%
49% 47% 71% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 35% 36%
22% 37% 43% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 17%
11% 16% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
54% 58% 57% BTTS BTTS 100% 53% 39%
30% 26% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 28%
27% 21% 14% Failed to Score F T 0% 35% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.9
5 4 0 Red cards R C 1 5 8
 
9 8.7 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 6.1 7.1
3.8 3.3 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.4 2.8
36% 48% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 38% 26%
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Veles have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in FNL

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krylya Sovetov 36 27 4 5 82 22 19 17 1 1 55 7 17 10 3 4 27 15 60 85
2 Olimpiyets 37 25 6 6 57 22 19 14 2 3 33 10 18 11 4 3 24 12 35 81
3 Orenburg 37 23 10 4 64 28 18 11 5 2 35 15 19 12 5 2 29 13 36 79
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 37 19 10 8 67 35 19 11 5 3 42 20 18 8 5 5 25 15 32 67
5 Torpedo Moskva 37 19 8 10 61 34 18 10 3 5 30 14 19 9 5 5 31 20 27 65
6 Baltika 37 19 7 11 41 31 17 8 2 7 17 13 20 11 5 4 24 18 10 64
7 Neftekhimik 37 17 9 11 56 39 18 9 6 3 35 14 19 8 3 8 21 25 17 60
8 Veles 37 16 11 10 50 41 19 8 7 4 30 22 18 8 4 6 20 19 9 59
9 Fakel 37 14 11 12 47 39 19 8 8 3 25 12 18 6 3 9 22 27 8 53
10 SKA Khabarovsk 37 15 8 14 45 40 18 9 5 4 20 12 19 6 3 10 25 28 5 53
11 Yenisey 37 16 5 16 43 48 18 9 0 9 26 23 19 7 5 7 17 25 -5 53
12 Volgar Astrakhan 37 14 9 14 44 40 19 10 6 3 27 16 18 4 3 11 17 24 4 51
13 Chayka 37 12 10 15 39 48 18 6 2 10 18 26 19 6 8 5 21 22 -9 46
14 Tekstilshchik 37 11 11 15 28 42 20 6 8 6 13 19 17 5 3 9 15 23 -14 44
15 Spartak Moskva II 36 12 7 17 40 57 17 4 5 8 16 25 19 8 2 9 24 32 -17 43
16 Krasnodar II 37 10 11 16 43 57 18 8 5 5 31 23 19 2 6 11 12 34 -14 41
17 Akron 37 9 11 17 30 47 18 5 7 6 17 19 19 4 4 11 13 28 -17 38
18 Irtysh 37 9 8 20 29 49 19 5 3 11 11 26 18 4 5 9 18 23 -20 35
19 Tom' Tomsk 37 8 9 20 26 46 18 3 4 11 13 25 19 5 5 9 13 21 -20 33
20 Dinamo Bryansk 37 9 5 23 21 59 19 6 1 12 13 29 18 3 4 11 8 30 -38 29
21 Chertanovo 37 7 4 26 27 68 19 3 3 13 13 30 18 4 1 13 14 38 -41 25
22 Shinnik 37 4 8 25 33 81 19 3 3 13 18 35 18 1 5 12 15 46 -48 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krylya Sovetov 36 27 4 5 82 22 19 17 1 1 55 7 17 10 3 4 27 15 60 85
2 Olimpiyets 37 25 6 6 57 22 19 14 2 3 33 10 18 11 4 3 24 12 35 81
3 Orenburg 37 23 10 4 64 28 18 11 5 2 35 15 19 12 5 2 29 13 36 79
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 37 19 10 8 67 35 19 11 5 3 42 20 18 8 5 5 25 15 32 67
5 Torpedo Moskva 37 19 8 10 61 34 18 10 3 5 30 14 19 9 5 5 31 20 27 65
6 Baltika 37 19 7 11 41 31 17 8 2 7 17 13 20 11 5 4 24 18 10 64
7 Neftekhimik 37 17 9 11 56 39 18 9 6 3 35 14 19 8 3 8 21 25 17 60
8 Veles 37 16 11 10 50 41 19 8 7 4 30 22 18 8 4 6 20 19 9 59
9 Fakel 37 14 11 12 47 39 19 8 8 3 25 12 18 6 3 9 22 27 8 53
10 SKA Khabarovsk 37 15 8 14 45 40 18 9 5 4 20 12 19 6 3 10 25 28 5 53
11 Yenisey 37 16 5 16 43 48 18 9 0 9 26 23 19 7 5 7 17 25 -5 53
12 Volgar Astrakhan 37 14 9 14 44 40 19 10 6 3 27 16 18 4 3 11 17 24 4 51
13 Chayka 37 12 10 15 39 48 18 6 2 10 18 26 19 6 8 5 21 22 -9 46
14 Tekstilshchik 37 11 11 15 28 42 20 6 8 6 13 19 17 5 3 9 15 23 -14 44
15 Spartak Moskva II 36 12 7 17 40 57 17 4 5 8 16 25 19 8 2 9 24 32 -17 43
16 Krasnodar II 37 10 11 16 43 57 18 8 5 5 31 23 19 2 6 11 12 34 -14 41
17 Akron 37 9 11 17 30 47 18 5 7 6 17 19 19 4 4 11 13 28 -17 38
18 Irtysh 37 9 8 20 29 49 19 5 3 11 11 26 18 4 5 9 18 23 -20 35
19 Tom' Tomsk 37 8 9 20 26 46 18 3 4 11 13 25 19 5 5 9 13 21 -20 33
20 Dinamo Bryansk 37 9 5 23 21 59 19 6 1 12 13 29 18 3 4 11 8 30 -38 29
21 Chertanovo 37 7 4 26 27 68 19 3 3 13 13 30 18 4 1 13 14 38 -41 25
22 Shinnik 37 4 8 25 33 81 19 3 3 13 18 35 18 1 5 12 15 46 -48 20

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The Russian Football National League (FNL) is the second highest level of football in Russia. It was founded in 1992 and with the current format it holds 20 teams, including the reserve teams of some of the biggest Russian clubs. After the final league table is decided the top two are promoted directly while third and fourth have promotion playoff fixtures. The bottom five clubs are relegated.