With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Khimik Novomoskovsk fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Fakel II.
- Khimik Novomoskovsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fakel II have the fewest scored goals (13) in Pfl
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.
Khimik Novomoskovsk form and stats
4-2-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Pfl numbers at home for Khimik Novomoskovsk so far this season. Three consecutive losses here at Stadion Khimik is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Khimik Novomoskovsk haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 186 minutes ago. D. Lutay scored that one.
The Khimik Novomoskovsk fans got no joy from their last match, a Pfl game also here at Stadion Khimik: A 0-2 defeat against Ryazan (placed 4th). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Krasnyy-SGAFKST the opponent.
Novomoskovsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Fakel II form and stats
Fakel II, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in Pfl, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Pfl, after 1-1-9 (11 played).
Fakel II are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Avangard Kursk (placed 11th). A draw for Fakel before that, at their own venue hosting Sokol Saratov (1-1).
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Fakel's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 11 matches. The Fakel manager S. Sopnev has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Fakel II - Novomoskovsk 0-2 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mingazov 5 goals |  K. Antipov 5 goals |  D. Kalugin 4 goals |
Khimik Novomoskovsk missing players
Fakel II missing players
| Khimik Novomoskovsk | Fakel II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 27 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 35 |
| 85% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 80% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 55% | 60% |
| 50% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 40% |
| 35% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 15% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 15% |
| 60% | 55% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 18% | 35% |
| 25% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 18% | 20% |
| 30% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 73% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 8.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| 41% | 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 20% | 20% |
- Fakel II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fakel II have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Pfl
- Fakel II have the fewest scored goals (13) in Pfl
- Fakel II have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Pfl
- Khimik Novomoskovsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Khimik Novomoskovsk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fakel II have scored 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 | Salyut Belgorod | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 42 |
| 3 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 38 |
| 4 | Ryazan | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Sokol Saratov | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Strogino | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Znamya Noginsk | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | Kaluga | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Avangard Kursk | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Khimki 2 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -21 | 19 |
| 13 | Kvant | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 17 |
| 14 | Sakhalin | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 28 | -20 | 16 |
| 15 | Metallurg Vidnoye | 21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 33 | -33 | 15 |
| 16 | Fakel II | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 22 | -22 | 14 |