Match preview FNL: Zenit II - Olimpiyets at Malaya Sportivnaya Arena

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Competition: Russia FNL
Date: Sat 20.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena

The visiting Olimpiyets side should be favourites in this visit to Zenit II, as the away team holds a 30 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Olimpiyets's home stadium. The visitors last six games on artificial turf have ended in 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. It's quite the trip for Olimpiyets when visiting Zenit II as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Zenit II form and stats

With 2 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Zenit II, who have the fewest points (10) at home in FNL, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

A good away victory last time out for Zenit II, who won 2-0 against Baltika. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Sibir.

There will be little rest for Zenit II after this match as they are travelling to Armavir for a FNL game in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Zenit II here at Malaya Sportivnaya Arena, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 16 games). Zenit II have conceded 23 in these home matches.

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Olimpiyets form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L6 on the road this term. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Olimpiyets are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The manager D. Cheryshev was unhappy after their last game, a FNL match played at their home ground Malaya Sportivnaya Arena. Olimpiyets suffered a 1-3 loss to Rotor Volgograd. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Khimki at their stadium, the result 2-0.

After this away game Olimpiyets return home for a FNL game against Baltika. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Olimpiyets are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 16 games. It's not easy to score on Olimpiyets as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Olimpiyets - Zenit II 1-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Zenit II, 0 draws and 1 win for Olimpiyets.

Top Goalscorers

M. Palienko
7 goals
P. Ignatovich
5 goals
I. Vorobyov
4 goals

Zenit II missing players

Olimpiyets missing players

Zenit II Olimpiyets
Total Home Statistic Away Total
31 16 Played 16 31
20 11 Scored 16 31
45 23 Conceded 15 26
97% 94% Over 0.5 88% 87%
55% 50% Over 1.5 56% 48%
39% 44% Over 2.5 38% 35%
16% 19% Over 3.5 12% 13%
3% 6% Over 4.5 0% 0%
39% 44% Both teams to score 44% 42%
16% 19% Clean Sheet 38% 39%
48% 44% Failed To Score 31% 32%
 
4.5 5 Corners For (avg) 3.7 4
4.3 4 Corners Against (avg) 3.1 2.6
2.2 2.4 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.1 2.1
5 1 Red Cards (total) 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • Olimpiyets is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Zenit II is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 D P
1 Tambov 31 18 7 6 49 30 15 8 4 3 27 16 16 10 3 3 22 14 19 61
2 Tom' Tomsk 31 15 11 5 36 19 16 11 4 1 25 6 15 4 7 4 11 13 17 56
3 Sochi 31 15 10 6 54 29 16 8 4 4 25 16 15 7 6 2 29 13 25 55
4 Avangard Kursk 30 15 5 10 39 29 15 10 3 2 24 12 15 5 2 8 15 17 10 50
5 Olimpiyets 31 14 7 10 31 26 15 8 3 4 15 11 16 6 4 6 16 15 5 49
6 SKA Khabarovsk 31 12 12 7 37 33 16 8 5 3 21 15 15 4 7 4 16 18 4 48
7 Chertanovo 31 13 8 10 52 43 16 7 5 4 29 20 15 6 3 6 23 23 9 47
8 Shinnik 31 12 10 9 31 25 15 6 7 2 15 9 16 6 3 7 16 16 6 46
9 Rotor Volgograd 31 11 12 8 29 28 15 7 5 3 15 11 16 4 7 5 14 17 1 45
10 Krasnodar II 30 11 11 8 40 39 16 5 5 6 19 22 14 6 6 2 21 17 1 44
11 Luch Vladivostok 31 8 15 8 23 21 15 6 4 5 11 9 16 2 11 3 12 12 2 39
12 Mordovia Saransk 31 10 9 12 31 34 16 3 5 8 14 21 15 7 4 4 17 13 -3 39
13 Khimki 31 10 9 12 37 45 15 5 6 4 21 19 16 5 3 8 16 26 -8 39
14 Spartak Moskva II 31 10 8 13 35 38 16 5 5 6 20 21 15 5 3 7 15 17 -3 38
15 Fakel 31 9 9 13 32 33 15 5 7 3 18 11 16 4 2 10 14 22 -1 36
16 Baltika 31 9 8 14 33 46 15 7 2 6 17 19 16 2 6 8 16 27 -13 35
17 Armavir 31 6 12 13 25 41 15 2 8 5 15 21 16 4 4 8 10 20 -16 30
18 Tyumen 31 5 13 13 25 37 16 5 6 5 18 17 15 0 7 8 7 20 -12 28
19 Sibir 31 5 11 15 24 42 15 4 5 6 11 13 16 1 6 9 13 29 -18 26
20 Zenit II 31 4 7 20 20 45 16 2 4 10 11 23 15 2 3 10 9 22 -25 19

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