Can Fakel II beat Sokol Saratov in Central'nyj Stadion Profsoyuzov clash?

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central'nyj Stadion Profsoyuzov

The visiting Sokol Saratov side should be favourites in this visit to Fakel II, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 18 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Fakel II have the fewest scored goals (12) in Pfl
  • Sokol Saratov have scored more than double the goals of Fakel II.

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

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Fakel II form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Fakel II, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Pfl, have to build on here at Central'nyj Stadion Profsoyuzov in the Pfl.

Fakel faced defeat in their previous match, away at Metallurg Vidnoye (0-1). Before that, Fakel had a home game versus Kaluga which ended with a victory 1-0.

Fakel has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Fakel have conceded 12 from these games.

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Sokol Saratov form and stats

As the visiting team in Pfl matches, Sokol Saratov have produced an overall stat of 5-3-2 so far.

Saratov failed to get anything from their last game, a Pfl home match vs Kaluga (placed 11th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Salyut Belgorod.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Saratov have scored 13 goals in 10 league games away. It's not easy to score on Saratov as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sokol Saratov - Fakel II 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Sokol SaratovI. Khleborodov
I. Khleborodov
8 goals
Sokol SaratovD. Anisimov
D. Anisimov
5 goals
Fakel IID. Kalugin
D. Kalugin
3 goals

Fakel II missing players

Sokol Saratov missing players

Fakel II Sokol Saratov
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 0 Played P 4 10 18
4 3 0 Won W 4 5 9
0 0 0 Drew D 0 3 4
14 5 0 Lost L 0 2 5
12 9 0 Scored S 9 13 26
34 12 0 Conceded C 2 8 15
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 83%
61% 62% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 60% 61%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 40% 44%
17% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 28%
17% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 11%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 33%
17% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 56%
50% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 1.9
4 3 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
5 6.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 12.1 14.5
1.9 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.8 5.5 6.5
22% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 23%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Fakel II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Fakel II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fakel II have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Pfl
  • Fakel II have the fewest points (9) at home in Pfl
  • Fakel II have the fewest scored goals (12) in Pfl
  • Fakel II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Pfl
  • Fakel II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sokol Saratov have scored more than double the goals of Fakel II.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saturn Ramenskoye 18 11 4 3 40 13 8 7 1 0 22 3 10 4 3 3 18 10 27 37
2 Salyut Belgorod 18 10 6 2 31 11 9 4 4 1 18 6 9 6 2 1 13 5 20 36
3 Metallurg Lipetsk 18 11 3 4 38 19 10 5 3 2 22 7 8 6 0 2 16 12 19 36
4 Ryazan 18 11 1 6 32 19 11 7 1 3 22 11 7 4 0 3 10 8 13 34
5 Sokol Saratov 18 9 4 5 26 15 8 4 1 3 13 7 10 5 3 2 13 8 11 31
6 Strogino 18 9 2 7 26 25 9 5 2 2 18 11 9 4 0 5 8 14 1 29
7 Krasnyy-SGAFKST 18 8 4 6 25 19 9 3 2 4 10 8 9 5 2 2 15 11 6 28
8 Znamya Noginsk 18 7 6 5 21 18 9 3 2 4 9 9 9 4 4 1 12 9 3 27
9 Khimik Novomoskovsk 18 6 7 5 25 25 10 4 2 4 14 15 8 2 5 1 11 10 0 25
10 Avangard Kursk 18 6 6 6 22 24 9 4 4 1 14 9 9 2 2 5 8 15 -2 24
11 Kaluga 18 7 2 9 23 23 7 4 0 3 15 10 11 3 2 6 8 13 0 23
12 Khimki 2 18 6 1 11 22 41 10 5 1 4 13 11 8 1 0 7 9 30 -19 19
13 Kvant 18 4 4 10 16 32 10 3 2 5 9 14 8 1 2 5 7 18 -16 16
14 Metallurg Vidnoye 18 5 0 13 19 44 9 4 0 5 15 17 9 1 0 8 4 27 -25 15
15 Sakhalin 18 3 4 11 13 29 8 3 2 3 11 7 10 0 2 8 2 22 -16 13
16 Fakel II 18 4 0 14 12 34 8 3 0 5 9 12 10 1 0 9 3 22 -22 12

Read more about Pfl

The Professional Football League (PFL) is the third level of Russian football. It is divided into five divisions (or zones) based on the team’s location. The divisions have a varying number of teams, in total about 60. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom team is relegated.