The visiting Sokol Saratov side should be favourites in this visit to Avangard Kursk, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 24 league games this season.
- Avangard Kursk have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Pfl
- Sokol Saratov have the most clean sheets (14) in Pfl
Avangard Kursk and Sokol Saratov should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Avangard Kursk form and stats
Avangard Kursk have played 11 Pfl games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-2 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Avangard in their previous match, an away game at Metallurg Vidnoye that ended in defeat 1-3. The goalie V. Tereshkin was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 0.0 out of ten. Tereshkin .
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Sakhalin.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Avangard Kursk, as the Pfl home game vs Salyut Belgorod is only three days away.
Avangard has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Avangard are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Sokol Saratov form and stats
5-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sokol Saratov, who have the most clean sheets (14) in Pfl, in their Pfl matches away. It's three draws from Sokol Saratov's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
The Saratov goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 245 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Saratov's previous game versus Saturn Ramenskoye (placed 5th), a Pfl 2-0 win played at home.
Before that, Saratov secured a home win against Metallurg Vidnoye with the score 5-0.After this away game Saratov return home for a Pfl game against Strogino. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Saratov have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sokol Saratov - Avangard 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Avangard won one game, one match ended with a draw and Sokol Saratov has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneTop Goalscorers
  I. Khleborodov 10 goals | D. Anisimov 5 goals |  A. Myazin 4 goals |
Avangard Kursk missing players
Sokol Saratov missing players
| Avangard Kursk | Sokol Saratov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 31 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 88% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 62% | 55% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 62% |
| 33% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 38% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 42% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 33% |
| 29% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 42% | 58% |
| 42% | 36% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 14.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 12.7 | 14.6 |
| 4.8 | 6.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 22% | 24% |
- Avangard Kursk have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Pfl
- Sokol Saratov have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sokol Saratov have the most clean sheets (14) in Pfl
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | Ryazan | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 50 |
| 3 | Salyut Belgorod | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 45 |
| 4 | Sokol Saratov | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 42 |
| 6 | Strogino | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Kaluga | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | Znamya Noginsk | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Avangard Kursk | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Khimki 2 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 37 | -20 | 23 |
| 13 | Kvant | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 22 |
| 14 | Metallurg Vidnoye | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 38 | -36 | 19 |
| 15 | Sakhalin | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 28 | -21 | 18 |
| 16 | Fakel II | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 34 | -34 | 17 |