Pfl match prediction and preview for Novosibirsk vs Chelyabinsk clash

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Mon 10.May
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Novosibirsk - Chelyabinsk!

Insights:
  • Novosibirsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelyabinsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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 Novosibirsk and Chelyabinsk.

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Novosibirsk form and stats

21 points is a decent return from 10 Pfl games here for Novosibirsk. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Novosibirsk to get some points in this home game.

The Novosibirsk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Ural 2 here in a Pfl match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Zenit Izhevsk (0-4).

A decent goal production from Novosibirsk in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. Novosibirsk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chelyabinsk form and stats

The visitors are W5-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Pfl.

Two travels in a row for Chelyabinsk, whose manager M. Salnikov could celebrate last time after the Pfl win against Dinamo Barnaul. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Tyumen.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chelyabinsk have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. It's not easy to score on Chelyabinsk as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Chelyabinsk - Novosibirsk 1-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

NovosibirskM. Zhitnev
M. Zhitnev
14 goals
ChelyabinskI. Belyakov
I. Belyakov
7 goals
NovosibirskA. Makurin
A. Makurin
6 goals

Novosibirsk missing players

Chelyabinsk missing players

Novosibirsk Chelyabinsk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 10 3 Played P 2 10 21
13 6 1 Won W 0 5 12
6 3 2 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 2 4 7
43 19 6 Scored S 1 12 42
20 10 4 Conceded C 4 9 19
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 71%
55% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 62%
32% 40% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 29%
14% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
50% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 43%
41% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 33%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.8 2.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
9.9 11.2 5.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 10.4 10.8
4.2 4.7 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4 4.6
40% 40% 86% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 47%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Chelyabinsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelyabinsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Novosibirsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Novosibirsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Novosibirsk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Novosibirsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 KAMAZ 22 16 1 5 57 19 11 9 0 2 35 8 11 7 1 3 22 11 38 49
2 Tyumen 22 15 4 3 34 17 11 8 1 2 16 5 11 7 3 1 18 12 17 49
3 Novosibirsk 22 13 6 3 43 20 10 6 3 1 19 10 12 7 3 2 24 10 23 45
4 Volga Ulyanovsk 22 13 5 4 27 12 11 7 2 2 14 4 11 6 3 2 13 8 15 44
5 Chelyabinsk 21 12 2 7 42 19 11 7 1 3 30 10 10 5 1 4 12 9 23 38
6 Zvezda Perm 20 11 4 5 38 23 10 6 3 1 21 10 10 5 1 4 17 13 15 37
7 Dinamo Barnaul 22 11 2 9 26 30 10 5 1 4 12 12 12 6 1 5 14 18 -4 35
8 Nosta 21 8 6 7 31 28 11 5 3 3 22 13 10 3 3 4 9 15 3 30
9 Volna Kovernino 22 8 4 10 24 27 11 3 2 6 7 13 11 5 2 4 17 14 -3 28
10 Ural 2 21 6 7 8 26 32 11 3 5 3 12 13 10 3 2 5 14 19 -6 25
11 Lada SOK 21 5 6 10 25 23 10 2 5 3 6 7 11 3 1 7 19 16 2 21
12 Zenit Izhevsk 21 3 4 14 16 35 9 3 1 5 12 11 12 0 3 9 4 24 -19 13
13 Lada Tolyatti 21 3 4 14 14 61 11 2 1 8 9 34 10 1 3 6 5 27 -47 13
14 Orenburg II 21 3 3 15 13 45 12 1 2 9 8 26 9 2 1 6 5 19 -32 12
15 Krylya Sovetov Samara II 21 3 2 16 20 45 11 2 0 9 14 23 10 1 2 7 6 22 -25 11

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.