FNL fixture preview: Veles versus Spartak Moskva II

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Wed 17.November
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)

Home team gets the points, the away team steals it or a tactical 0-0 draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table inhabitants Veles and Spartak Moskva II duel.

Insights:
  • Veles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Spartak Moskva II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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 Spartak Moskva II.

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Veles form and stats

The story so far in the FNL for Veles at their home stadium is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

No payout for Veles in their previous match, an away game at Tom' Tomsk that ended in defeat 0-1.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Urozhay.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Orenburg are coming to town in three days.

Veles are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Veles have conceded 16 goals. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Spartak Moskva II form and stats

The visitors are W4-D0-L6 on the road this term. That's in the FNL. Bitter travels for Spartak as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Metallurg Lipetsk match.

Spartak Moskva II delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Urozhay (placed 18th) in their previous match; a FNL game.

A 1-2 defeat away at Yenisey before that.

Spartak Moskva II have another match away from home in just three nights, a FNL fixture vs Spartak Vladikavkaz. A strenuous diary for the guests!

Spartak find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Spartak have conceded 23 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Spartak Moskva II - Veles 0-2. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Veles wins - draws - Spartak Moskva II wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VelesA. Galoyan
A. Galoyan
6 goals
Spartak Moskva IIV. Shitov
V. Shitov
5 goals
Spartak Moskva IID. Markitesov
D. Markitesov
4 goals

Veles missing players

Spartak Moskva II missing players

Veles Spartak Moskva II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 5 Played P 2 10 22
9 5 3 Won W 0 4 8
3 3 2 Drew D 0 0 3
10 3 0 Lost L 2 6 11
24 16 6 Scored S 2 10 21
26 16 2 Conceded C 6 23 36
95% 91% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
59% 64% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 73%
32% 55% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 55%
23% 45% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 23%
5% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 30% 18%
32% 55% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 45%
36% 36% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 23%
36% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 41%
 
4.2 4.4 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.3 5.3
6 6.1 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.5 4
2.4 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.2
7 5 1 Red cards R C 1 4 5
 
9.3 9.5 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 10 10
4 4.4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.5 4.4
27% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 22% 22%
 
11.6 12.8 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.5 9.4
4.4 4.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.4 4
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Spartak Moskva II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Spartak Moskva II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartak Moskva II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Veles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 22 14 2 6 33 15 13 11 0 2 24 8 9 3 2 4 9 7 18 44
2 Fakel 22 13 4 5 38 19 12 9 2 1 21 7 10 4 2 4 17 12 19 43
3 Torpedo Moskva 22 11 9 2 42 25 11 6 5 0 27 11 11 5 4 2 15 14 17 42
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 22 12 4 6 27 19 11 8 0 3 16 9 11 4 4 3 11 10 8 40
5 Spartak Vladikavkaz 22 11 6 5 46 26 10 8 0 2 27 10 12 3 6 3 19 16 20 39
6 Neftekhimik 22 12 3 7 39 21 11 6 1 4 24 10 11 6 2 3 15 11 18 39
7 Baltika 22 8 9 5 29 19 11 4 6 1 13 7 11 4 3 4 16 12 10 33
8 Akron 22 9 5 8 24 23 11 7 2 2 15 8 11 2 3 6 9 15 1 32
9 Veles 22 9 3 10 24 26 11 5 3 3 16 16 11 4 0 7 8 10 -2 30
10 Tom' Tomsk 22 8 5 9 28 35 11 6 3 2 15 12 11 2 2 7 13 23 -7 29
11 KAMAZ 22 7 7 8 22 23 13 6 3 4 18 14 9 1 4 4 4 9 -1 28
12 Yenisey 22 8 4 10 30 36 9 4 3 2 13 12 13 4 1 8 17 24 -6 28
13 Spartak Moskva II 22 8 3 11 21 36 12 4 3 5 11 13 10 4 0 6 10 23 -15 27
14 Krasnodar II 22 7 5 10 20 28 9 4 3 2 12 9 13 3 2 8 8 19 -8 26
15 Rotor Volgograd 22 4 12 6 22 25 10 1 7 2 7 9 12 3 5 4 15 16 -3 24
16 Dolgie Prudy 22 5 9 8 18 22 10 3 5 2 9 8 12 2 4 6 9 14 -4 24
17 Volgar Astrakhan 22 6 3 13 14 25 11 3 1 7 5 11 11 3 2 6 9 14 -11 21
18 Urozhay 22 6 3 13 18 30 10 3 0 7 6 17 12 3 3 6 12 13 -12 21
19 Tekstilshchik 22 4 7 11 20 32 12 4 3 5 18 17 10 0 4 6 2 15 -12 19
20 Metallurg Lipetsk 22 5 3 14 18 48 12 3 3 6 10 18 10 2 0 8 8 30 -30 18

Read more about FNL

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.