Football match preview: Zenit Izhevsk vs Ural 2

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

Zenit Izhevsk greet Ural 2 for another absorbing Pfl game.

Insights:
  • Zenit Izhevsk have the fewest scored goals (3) in Pfl

This has all the signs of an entertaining fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both parties are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Zenit Izhevsk form and stats

Zenit Izhevsk's first Pfl home game here ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 14 matches. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Zenit Izhevsk with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Irtysh game, 31 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Zenit Izhevsk faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chelyabinsk (0-1).

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Torpedo Miass.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Russian Cup game versus Metallurg Lipetsk in only four days. This game is also played here.

Zenit Izhevsk has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Ural 2 form and stats

Things could have gone better for Ural 2 in their Pfl away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Ural 2 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Orenburg II proved too strong as Ural slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Novosibirsk at their stadium, the result 3-1.

4 goals so far away for Ural 2, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: two - three - one (Izhevsk wins - draws - Ural 2 wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ural 2D. Arsentjev
D. Arsentjev
5 goals

Zenit Izhevsk missing players

Ural 2 missing players

Zenit Izhevsk Ural 2
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 1 0 Played P 0 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
3 0 0 Scored S 0 4 7
12 4 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
40% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
40% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.8 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.5 2.5
3 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 10.5 7
3.2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 8.5
5.8 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
13% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 58%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Zenit Izhevsk have the fewest scored goals (3) in Pfl
Zenit Izhevsk Last season Ural 2
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
5 4   Won W   5 9
7 3   Drew D   3 8
16 7   Lost L   6 11
31 20   Scored S   23 39
43 16   Conceded C   21 40
89% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
71% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 82%
43% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 64%
36% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   43% 32%
18% 14%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 7%
39% 36%   BTTS BTTS   64% 61%
21% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 18%
50% 43%   Failed to Score F T   29% 29%
 
4 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4
5 6.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5
2.4 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2
2 2   Red cards R C   3 4
 
9.8 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   7 8.3
3.9 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 4.5
28% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Volga Ulyanovsk 5 4 1 0 9 2 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 7 13
2 Chelyabinsk 4 4 0 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 7 12
3 Amkar Perm' 5 3 2 0 10 2 2 1 1 0 7 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 8 11
4 Dinamo Barnaul 4 3 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
5 Zvezda Perm 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
6 Irtysh 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 7
7 Orenburg II 5 2 1 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 7
8 Spartak Tuymazy 4 2 0 2 12 10 2 1 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 6
9 Ural 2 4 2 0 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 6
10 Novosibirsk 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 4
11 Tyumen 3 1 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 4
12 Torpedo Miass 4 1 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 4 3 0 3
13 Lada Tolyatti 5 1 0 4 4 21 3 1 0 2 2 8 2 0 0 2 2 13 -17 3
14 Nosta 5 0 0 5 4 12 3 0 0 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 -8 0
15 Zenit Izhevsk 5 0 0 5 3 12 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 4 3 8 -9 0

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.