Pfl match preview: Volga Ulyanovsk versus Chelyabinsk

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Thu 10.June
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Trud (10000 seats)

26 rounds of fixtures have been played and both Volga Ulyanovsk and Chelyabinsk are up there with the best. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Pfl
  • Chelyabinsk have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Pfl

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Volga Ulyanovsk are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Chelyabinsk is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Volga Ulyanovsk form and stats

Volga Ulyanovsk, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Pfl, have performed here at Stadion Trud this season with 9 wins from 13 Pfl matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Ever since the Volna Kovernino game Ulyanovsk has been unbeatable here at Stadion Trud producing five straight wins.

The Ulyanovsk supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host KAMAZ in Pfl and win 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Volga Ulyanovsk played a great game against KAMAZ and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Zenit Izhevsk.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Volga Ulyanovsk as they are travelling to their away game against Ural 2 in the Pfl. That match is four days after this one.

Ulyanovsk have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Trud with 23 goals in 13 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Ulyanovsk have only let in 4 goals at home.

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Chelyabinsk form and stats

8 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Chelyabinsk playing as the away team in the Pfl this season. Chelyabinsk have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.

The Chelyabinsk goalkeeper Sergey Glazkov is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Chelyabinsk had fun at their own home (Stadion Trud) last time out, beating Lada SOK 3-0. V. Dubrovskiy, E. Valiakhmetov and N. Kasatkin scored.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lada Tolyatti at their stadium, the result 5-0.

After this away game Chelyabinsk return home for a Pfl game against Volna Kovernino. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Chelyabinsk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 13 away games so far. Chelyabinsk are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. 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 most recent history between these sides is the Chelyabinsk - Volga Ulyanovsk 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Ulyanovsk won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Chelyabinsk has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four

Top Goalscorers

Volga UlyanovskT. Dzhikiya
T. Dzhikiya
9 goals
ChelyabinskI. Belyakov
I. Belyakov
8 goals
ChelyabinskM. Shaymordanov
M. Shaymordanov
7 goals

Volga Ulyanovsk missing players

Chelyabinsk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Volga Ulyanovsk Chelyabinsk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
17 9 1 Won W 1 8 17
5 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
4 2 1 Lost L 2 4 7
42 23 4 Scored S 3 22 58
14 4 1 Conceded C 5 10 21
88% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 77%
38% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 54% 69%
23% 15% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 31%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
31% 15% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 38% 42%
58% 69% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 38%
23% 23% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 19%
 
6.9 7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 5.1
4 3.6 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 4.4 4.2
2.5 2.2 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.7
2 2 0 Red cards R C 2 3 3
 
10.6 12.5 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 10.5 11.4
5 5.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.1 4.9
31% 28% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 46%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Chelyabinsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Chelyabinsk have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Pfl
  • Chelyabinsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Chelyabinsk is in the best form (6-0-0)
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Pfl
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Pfl
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pfl
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have the most clean sheets (15) in Pfl
  • Volga Ulyanovsk have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Pfl

  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 27 20 1 6 70 24 14 12 0 2 45 9 13 8 1 4 25 15 46 61
2 Tyumen 26 18 5 3 45 20 13 9 2 2 20 7 13 9 3 1 25 13 25 59
3 Volga Ulyanovsk 26 17 5 4 42 14 13 9 2 2 23 4 13 8 3 2 19 10 28 56
4 Chelyabinsk 26 17 2 7 58 21 13 9 1 3 36 11 13 8 1 4 22 10 37 53
5 Novosibirsk 26 15 7 4 51 25 12 7 3 2 25 14 14 8 4 2 26 11 26 52
6 Zvezda Perm 26 16 4 6 47 25 13 8 3 2 27 12 13 8 1 4 20 13 22 52
7 Dinamo Barnaul 26 13 2 11 30 36 12 7 1 4 15 12 14 6 1 7 15 24 -6 41
8 Volna Kovernino 26 10 5 11 30 33 13 4 3 6 10 15 13 6 2 5 20 18 -3 35
9 Nosta 26 9 6 11 36 38 14 5 3 6 23 20 12 4 3 5 13 18 -2 33
10 Ural 2 26 8 8 10 36 36 13 4 5 4 16 16 13 4 3 6 20 20 0 32
11 Lada SOK 26 5 8 13 27 32 13 2 6 5 8 13 13 3 2 8 19 19 -5 23
12 Zenit Izhevsk 27 5 6 16 30 42 13 4 2 7 19 15 14 1 4 9 11 27 -12 21
13 Lada Tolyatti 26 3 4 19 15 85 13 2 1 10 10 44 13 1 3 9 5 41 -70 13
14 Orenburg II 26 3 3 20 15 67 14 1 2 11 8 36 12 2 1 9 7 31 -52 12
15 Krylya Sovetov Samara II 26 3 2 21 23 57 13 2 0 11 15 27 13 1 2 10 8 30 -34 11

Table
  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 27 20 1 6 70 24 14 12 0 2 45 9 13 8 1 4 25 15 46 61
2 Tyumen 26 18 5 3 45 20 13 9 2 2 20 7 13 9 3 1 25 13 25 59
3 Volga Ulyanovsk 26 17 5 4 42 14 13 9 2 2 23 4 13 8 3 2 19 10 28 56
4 Chelyabinsk 26 17 2 7 58 21 13 9 1 3 36 11 13 8 1 4 22 10 37 53
5 Novosibirsk 26 15 7 4 51 25 12 7 3 2 25 14 14 8 4 2 26 11 26 52
6 Zvezda Perm 26 16 4 6 47 25 13 8 3 2 27 12 13 8 1 4 20 13 22 52
7 Dinamo Barnaul 26 13 2 11 30 36 12 7 1 4 15 12 14 6 1 7 15 24 -6 41
8 Volna Kovernino 26 10 5 11 30 33 13 4 3 6 10 15 13 6 2 5 20 18 -3 35
9 Nosta 26 9 6 11 36 38 14 5 3 6 23 20 12 4 3 5 13 18 -2 33
10 Ural 2 26 8 8 10 36 36 13 4 5 4 16 16 13 4 3 6 20 20 0 32
11 Lada SOK 26 5 8 13 27 32 13 2 6 5 8 13 13 3 2 8 19 19 -5 23
12 Zenit Izhevsk 27 5 6 16 30 42 13 4 2 7 19 15 14 1 4 9 11 27 -12 21
13 Lada Tolyatti 26 3 4 19 15 85 13 2 1 10 10 44 13 1 3 9 5 41 -70 13
14 Orenburg II 26 3 3 20 15 67 14 1 2 11 8 36 12 2 1 9 7 31 -52 12
15 Krylya Sovetov Samara II 26 3 2 21 23 57 13 2 0 11 15 27 13 1 2 10 8 30 -34 11

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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.