FNL match prediction: Little separates Volgar Astrakhan and Akron in quality

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Sun 17.July
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom (21500 seats)

The fresh new season is about to start and the supporters are trembling with excitement. It’s a new beginning as Volgar Astrakhan welcome Akron for the opening match at Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom. Keep reading!

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Volgar Astrakhan form and stats

The previous season, Volgar Astrakhan's league results were 10 wins, 9 draws and 19 losses, providing 16th spot in the FNL. From these 38 matches they scored 30 goals and let in 43. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Volgar Astrakhan produced 4-6-9 (win-draw-lost) with 14 goals and 23 conceded.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Volgar Astrakhan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Volgar Astrakhan have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Astrakhan have scored 6 goals and conceded 6 times.

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Akron form and stats

Let's have a look at how Akron performed last season in the FNL: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 10 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 6 and lost 8 with 20/23 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Akron playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Akron win, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Akron have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Astrakhan two wins, one draw and Akron one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

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Total First Half Second Half
Volgar Astrakhan Akron
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Volgar Astrakhan Last season Akron
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 4   Won W   5 16
9 6   Drew D   6 10
19 9   Lost L   8 12
30 14   Scored S   20 47
43 23   Conceded C   23 40
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 89%
53% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 63%
26% 21%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
16% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 21%
3% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 11%
32% 32%   BTTS BTTS   42% 42%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
47% 47%   Failed to Score F T   42% 32%
 
3.8 3.4   Corners for (avg) C F   2.5 3.8
6.1 5.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.2
2.5 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.6
8 4   Red cards R C   4 5
 
7 7.1   Shots (avg) S (   9 8.6
2.7 2.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.7
21% 16%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 31%
 
10.7 9.4   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 10.8
4.2 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.8 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 KAMAZ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
2 Volga Ulyanovsk 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yenisey 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Akron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Spartak Vladikavkaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Arsenal Tula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Baltika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krasnodar II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Makhachkala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rodina Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rubin Kazan' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shinnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 SKA Khabarovsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ufa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Urozhay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Veles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Volgar Astrakhan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Neftekhimik 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 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 Torpedo Moskva 38 20 15 3 65 36 19 10 9 0 36 15 19 10 6 3 29 21 29 75
2 Orenburg 38 23 5 10 64 37 19 14 2 3 32 14 19 9 3 7 32 23 27 74
3 Fakel 38 23 5 10 60 33 19 14 3 2 29 10 19 9 2 8 31 23 27 74
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 38 19 8 11 48 38 19 14 1 4 31 16 19 5 7 7 17 22 10 65
5 Yenisey 38 19 6 13 58 55 19 11 4 4 32 22 19 8 2 9 26 33 3 63
6 Spartak Vladikavkaz 38 17 9 12 75 53 19 12 1 6 41 23 19 5 8 6 34 30 22 60
7 Baltika 38 14 16 8 51 30 19 7 8 4 21 12 19 7 8 4 30 18 21 58
8 Neftekhimik 38 17 7 14 60 43 19 9 4 6 34 19 19 8 3 8 26 24 17 58
9 Akron 38 16 10 12 47 40 19 11 4 4 27 17 19 5 6 8 20 23 7 58
10 Spartak Moskva II 38 18 4 16 48 55 19 8 4 7 24 24 19 10 0 9 24 31 -7 58
11 Krasnodar II 38 15 8 15 45 45 19 10 4 5 33 21 19 5 4 10 12 24 0 53
12 Urozhay 38 13 10 15 45 48 19 6 4 9 20 31 19 7 6 6 25 17 -3 49
13 Veles 38 14 6 18 45 48 19 8 4 7 26 28 19 6 2 11 19 20 -3 48
14 Tom' Tomsk 38 13 9 16 51 60 19 9 5 5 24 23 19 4 4 11 27 37 -9 48
15 Dolgie Prudy 38 9 14 15 35 47 19 6 7 6 19 24 19 3 7 9 16 23 -12 41
16 Volgar Astrakhan 38 10 9 19 30 43 19 4 6 9 14 23 19 6 3 10 16 20 -13 39
17 KAMAZ 38 8 13 17 29 45 19 6 6 7 20 21 19 2 7 10 9 24 -16 37
18 Rotor Volgograd 38 8 12 18 37 53 19 2 7 10 14 30 19 6 5 8 23 23 -16 36
19 Metallurg Lipetsk 38 9 6 23 31 70 19 4 4 11 13 29 19 5 2 12 18 41 -39 33
20 Tekstilshchik 38 5 8 25 31 76 19 5 3 11 24 39 19 0 5 14 7 37 -45 23

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 KAMAZ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
2 Volga Ulyanovsk 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yenisey 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Akron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Spartak Vladikavkaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Arsenal Tula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Baltika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krasnodar II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Makhachkala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rodina Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rubin Kazan' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shinnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 SKA Khabarovsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ufa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Urozhay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Veles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Volgar Astrakhan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Neftekhimik 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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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.