Chita vs Irtysh: Match guide and preview

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Irtysh have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Chita form and stats

Chita have collected 9 points from their home games so far after 2-3-3.

In their previous game, the manager I. Makienko led his Chita to a defeat in the Pfl match away at Zenit Irkutsk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sakhalin (1-2).

The Chita fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Chita defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Irtysh form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (29) in Pfl, are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Irtysh, as they have won on their previous two travels.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pfl home defeat versus Sakhalin with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Sibir II.

Irtysh has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 14 goals from 8 games. The Irtysh defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 8 games).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Irtysh - Chita 3-0, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 0 Chita victories, 0 draws and 5 Irtysh wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Razborov 15 goals

E. Shcherbakov 8 goals

K. Morozov 4 goals

Chita missing players

Irtysh missing players