Zenit Izhevsk vs Ufa 2: Match guide and preview

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 Zenit Izhevsk and Ufa 2.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Ufa 2 have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 1-0-1 (win-draw-loss) from two matches.

Zenit Izhevsk form and stats

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Zenit Izhevsk have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won 1 Drawn 0 Lost 0.

Last season, Zenit Izhevsk's league statistics were 8 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Pfl. Over these 21 matches they scored 28 goals and conceded 24. Playing at home last season Zenit Izhevsk managed 4-5-1 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 13 conceded.

Ufa 2 form and stats

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Ufa 2 in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Ufa 2, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Let's have a look at how Ufa 2 performed last season in the Pfl: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats. In total they scored 22 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 13/20 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Zenit Izhevsk - Ufa 2 5-0 played earlier this season. Zenit Izhevsk-Ufa 2 H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Zenit Izhevsk 2 wins, Ufa 2 0 wins, 2 draws. 3 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Zenit Izhevsk missing players

Ufa 2 missing players