Soccer match preview: Krylya Sovetov confident before travelling to Volgar Astrakhan

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Mon 12.April
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom (21500 seats)

Volgar Astrakhan will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 28 points behind Krylya Sovetov.

Insights:
  • Volgar Astrakhan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals (76) in FNL

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Russian Cup.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Krylya Sovetov, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

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Volgar Astrakhan form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 18 FNL games here at Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom for Volgar Astrakhan. The data says 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Astrakhan here at Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Volgar Astrakhan manager V. Panov and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Tekstilshchik (placed 14th) in the FNL. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Spartak Vladikavkaz in a game that was won 1-0.

Volgar Astrakhan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom with 27 goals in 18 league matches. Volgar Astrakhan are not conceding a lot of goals here at Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 18 matches.

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Krylya Sovetov form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (76) in FNL, are W9-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the FNL. Impressively, the visitors are on a nine-match winning run which they hope continue versus Volgar Astrakhan. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Sovetov's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Orenburg game.

405 minutes! That's how long the Sovetov goalkeeper Bogdan Ovsyannikov and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

I. Sergeev and R. Ezhov scored in Krylya Sovetov's previous match, the home game against Dinamo Moskva that ended 2-0. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Tekstilshchik in the FNL.

Sovetov has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Volgar Astrakhan and Krylya Sovetov have met before this season: Krylya Sovetov - Astrakhan 3-0. Last three meetings between the teams: Astrakhan won zero, Krylya Sovetov won three and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Krylya SovetovA. Zinkovskiy
A. Zinkovskiy
12 goals

Volgar Astrakhan missing players

Krylya Sovetov missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Volgar Astrakhan Krylya Sovetov
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 18 6 Played P 6 16 34
14 10 2 Won W 3 9 25
9 6 3 Drew D 2 3 4
12 2 1 Lost L 1 4 5
44 27 8 Scored S 10 26 76
37 15 7 Conceded C 5 15 21
94% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 75% 82%
46% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 59%
14% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 31% 32%
6% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
54% 61% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 38%
23% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 59%
29% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 3.1 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
9.6 9.9 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.9 12.5
3.8 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.8 5.4
33% 36% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 43% 41%
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Krylya Sovetov have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Krylya Sovetov have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Krylya Sovetov have the fewest conceded goals (21) in FNL
  • Krylya Sovetov have the most clean sheets (20) in FNL
  • Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals (76) in FNL
  • Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in FNL
  • Krylya Sovetov have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in FNL
  • Krylya Sovetov have the the best goal difference (+55) in FNL
  • Krylya Sovetov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Krylya Sovetov is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Volgar Astrakhan 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 Krylya Sovetov 34 25 4 5 76 21 18 16 1 1 50 6 16 9 3 4 26 15 55 79
2 Olimpiyets 36 24 6 6 55 22 18 13 2 3 31 10 18 11 4 3 24 12 33 78
3 Orenburg 36 22 10 4 62 27 18 11 5 2 35 15 18 11 5 2 27 12 35 76
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 36 19 9 8 66 34 18 11 4 3 41 19 18 8 5 5 25 15 32 66
5 Torpedo Moskva 36 19 7 10 60 33 18 10 3 5 30 14 18 9 4 5 30 19 27 64
6 Baltika 36 18 7 11 40 31 17 8 2 7 17 13 19 10 5 4 23 18 9 61
7 Veles 36 16 10 10 50 41 19 8 7 4 30 22 17 8 3 6 20 19 9 58
8 Neftekhimik 36 16 9 11 53 37 17 8 6 3 32 12 19 8 3 8 21 25 16 57
9 Fakel 36 14 11 11 46 34 19 8 8 3 25 12 17 6 3 8 21 22 12 53
10 Yenisey 36 16 5 15 42 46 17 9 0 8 25 21 19 7 5 7 17 25 -4 53
11 Volgar Astrakhan 35 14 9 12 44 37 18 10 6 2 27 15 17 4 3 10 17 22 7 51
12 SKA Khabarovsk 36 14 8 14 41 40 18 9 5 4 20 12 18 5 3 10 21 28 1 50
13 Chayka 36 12 10 14 39 46 18 6 2 10 18 26 18 6 8 4 21 20 -7 46
14 Tekstilshchik 36 11 10 15 28 42 19 6 7 6 13 19 17 5 3 9 15 23 -14 43
15 Krasnodar II 36 10 11 15 42 55 18 8 5 5 31 23 18 2 6 10 11 32 -13 41
16 Spartak Moskva II 35 11 7 17 38 57 16 3 5 8 14 25 19 8 2 9 24 32 -19 40
17 Akron 36 9 11 16 28 44 18 5 7 6 17 19 18 4 4 10 11 25 -16 38
18 Irtysh 36 9 8 19 29 48 18 5 3 10 11 25 18 4 5 9 18 23 -19 35
19 Tom' Tomsk 36 8 8 20 26 46 17 3 3 11 13 25 19 5 5 9 13 21 -20 32
20 Dinamo Bryansk 36 8 5 23 19 58 18 5 1 12 11 28 18 3 4 11 8 30 -39 26
21 Chertanovo 36 7 4 25 27 64 18 3 3 12 13 26 18 4 1 13 14 38 -37 25
22 Shinnik 36 4 7 25 33 81 19 3 3 13 18 35 17 1 4 12 15 46 -48 19

Krylya Sovetov:
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 34 25 4 5 76 21 18 16 1 1 50 6 16 9 3 4 26 15 55 79
2 Olimpiyets 36 24 6 6 55 22 18 13 2 3 31 10 18 11 4 3 24 12 33 78
3 Orenburg 36 22 10 4 62 27 18 11 5 2 35 15 18 11 5 2 27 12 35 76
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 36 19 9 8 66 34 18 11 4 3 41 19 18 8 5 5 25 15 32 66
5 Torpedo Moskva 36 19 7 10 60 33 18 10 3 5 30 14 18 9 4 5 30 19 27 64
6 Baltika 36 18 7 11 40 31 17 8 2 7 17 13 19 10 5 4 23 18 9 61
7 Veles 36 16 10 10 50 41 19 8 7 4 30 22 17 8 3 6 20 19 9 58
8 Neftekhimik 36 16 9 11 53 37 17 8 6 3 32 12 19 8 3 8 21 25 16 57
9 Fakel 36 14 11 11 46 34 19 8 8 3 25 12 17 6 3 8 21 22 12 53
10 Yenisey 36 16 5 15 42 46 17 9 0 8 25 21 19 7 5 7 17 25 -4 53
11 Volgar Astrakhan 35 14 9 12 44 37 18 10 6 2 27 15 17 4 3 10 17 22 7 51
12 SKA Khabarovsk 36 14 8 14 41 40 18 9 5 4 20 12 18 5 3 10 21 28 1 50
13 Chayka 36 12 10 14 39 46 18 6 2 10 18 26 18 6 8 4 21 20 -7 46
14 Tekstilshchik 36 11 10 15 28 42 19 6 7 6 13 19 17 5 3 9 15 23 -14 43
15 Krasnodar II 36 10 11 15 42 55 18 8 5 5 31 23 18 2 6 10 11 32 -13 41
16 Spartak Moskva II 35 11 7 17 38 57 16 3 5 8 14 25 19 8 2 9 24 32 -19 40
17 Akron 36 9 11 16 28 44 18 5 7 6 17 19 18 4 4 10 11 25 -16 38
18 Irtysh 36 9 8 19 29 48 18 5 3 10 11 25 18 4 5 9 18 23 -19 35
19 Tom' Tomsk 36 8 8 20 26 46 17 3 3 11 13 25 19 5 5 9 13 21 -20 32
20 Dinamo Bryansk 36 8 5 23 19 58 18 5 1 12 11 28 18 3 4 11 8 30 -39 26
21 Chertanovo 36 7 4 25 27 64 18 3 3 12 13 26 18 4 1 13 14 38 -37 25
22 Shinnik 36 4 7 25 33 81 19 3 3 13 18 35 17 1 4 12 15 46 -48 19

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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.