Nosta supporters put their faith in manager A. Sychev to deliver victory against Zvezda Perm

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nosta and Zvezda Perm.

This pitch has grass, which is not Zvezda Perm's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Zvezda Perm have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 10-15 (scored/conceded).

It's quite the trip for Zvezda Perm when visiting Nosta as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.

Nosta form and stats

With 1 Pfl win, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, Nosta are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The Nosta crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Zvezda Perm here at Central Stadium in a Pfl match. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Volga Ulyanovsk the opponent.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nosta have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Nosta aren't scoring a lot here at Central Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. Nosta have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number.

Zvezda Perm form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zvezda Perm, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Pfl, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-5 (win-draw-lose).

It's the second away game in a row for Zvezda Perm, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Nosta (placed 7th) in the Pfl last time out. A loss against Lada SOK was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Zvezda Perm have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W0-D0-L2.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Zvezda Perm's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 7 matches. Zvezda Perm are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Nosta - Zvezda Perm 0-1 played earlier this season. Nosta-Zvezda Perm H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Nosta 2 wins, Zvezda Perm 1 win, 2 draws. 3 of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

M. Lauk 6 goals

V. Ignatenko 4 goals

I. Donskov 3 goals

Nosta missing players

Zvezda Perm missing players