Soccer preview: Home supporters have high hopes when Akhmat Grozny meet Fakel

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 24.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akhmat Arena (30597 seats)

Round two of the Premier League season and the contenders have had a few days to digest the first game. Here's the ultimate Akhmat Grozny - Fakel guide:

It's quite the trip for Fakel when visiting Akhmat Grozny as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.

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.

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Akhmat Grozny form and stats

The previous season, Akhmat Grozny's league stats were 13 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, producing 7th position in the Premier League. From these 30 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 38. Performing as the home side in the previous season Akhmat Grozny generated 9-0-6 (win-draw-lost) with 23 goals and 17 conceded. A Premier League draw at home so far for Akhmat Grozny. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats from 15 matches.

The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Spartak Moskva last time out and are looking for a win here. Timofeev (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.33/10. Timofeev scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Krasnodar the opponent.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Akhmat Grozny's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 5 matches, drawn 0 and lost 0.

At Akhmat Arena, Akhmat Grozny has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Fakel form and stats

Let's have a look at how Fakel performed last season in the FNL: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 23 victories, 5 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 60 and conceded 33 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 2 and lost 8 with 31/23 goals scored/conceded. The visitors settled for one point in their first Premier League away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 9 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

Fakel has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Krasnodar for a 2-2 draw. Akbashev got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Akbashev scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the away FNL victory against Baltika with the score of 1-0.

Fakel have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the previous three meetings): Akhmat Grozny won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Fakel have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

Akhmat GroznyA. Timofeev
A. Timofeev
1 goals
FakelA. Dashaev
A. Dashaev
1 goals
FakelR. Akbashev
R. Akbashev
1 goals

Akhmat Grozny missing players

Fakel missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Akhmat Grozny Fakel
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 2 2
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3
3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 2
5 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 17 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 16 16
6 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 10 10
17% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 20%
 
13 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 20 20
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 6
Akhmat Grozny Last season Fakel
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   19 38
13 9   Won W   9 23
3 0   Drew D   2 5
14 6   Lost L   8 10
36 23   Scored S   31 60
38 17   Conceded C   23 33
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
77% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 66%
50% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 50%
17% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 24%
10% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   42% 34%
23% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 47%
30% 20%   Failed to Score F T   26% 24%
 
4.3 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.4
3.9 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4
2.8 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.9
5 2   Red cards R C   1 2
 
14 16.1   Shots (avg) S (   13.1 11.3
4.7 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 4.5
26% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 38%
 
11.2 10.3   Shots against (avg) S A   8.7 7.8
3.6 3.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krylya Sovetov 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
2 Sochi 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Fakel 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Krasnodar 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Akhmat Grozny 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Dinamo Moskva 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 FK Nizjni Novgorod 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Khimki 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Lokomotiv Moskva 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rostov 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Spartak Moskva 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Zenit 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Orenburg 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Torpedo Moskva 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Ural 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zenit 30 19 8 3 66 28 15 13 1 1 43 15 15 6 7 2 23 13 38 65
2 Sochi 30 17 5 8 54 30 15 8 3 4 29 16 15 9 2 4 25 14 24 56
3 Dinamo Moskva 30 16 5 9 53 41 15 7 3 5 25 19 15 9 2 4 28 22 12 53
4 CSKA Moskva 30 15 5 10 42 29 15 9 3 3 24 9 15 6 2 7 18 20 13 50
5 Krasnodar 30 14 8 8 42 30 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 6 5 4 23 17 12 50
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 13 9 8 43 39 15 9 2 4 25 17 15 4 7 4 18 22 4 48
7 Akhmat Grozny 30 13 3 14 36 38 15 9 0 6 23 17 15 4 3 8 13 21 -2 42
8 Krylya Sovetov 30 12 5 13 39 36 15 7 3 5 25 15 15 5 2 8 14 21 3 41
9 Rostov 30 10 8 12 47 51 15 6 2 7 28 26 15 4 6 5 19 25 -4 38
10 Spartak Moskva 30 10 8 12 37 41 15 6 5 4 22 17 15 4 3 8 15 24 -4 38
11 Ural 30 8 9 13 27 35 15 3 6 6 11 14 15 5 3 7 16 21 -8 33
12 FK Nizjni Novgorod 30 8 9 13 26 39 15 4 3 8 12 19 15 4 6 5 14 20 -13 33
13 Khimki 30 7 11 12 34 47 15 4 8 3 21 19 15 3 3 9 13 28 -13 32
14 Ufa 30 6 12 12 29 40 15 3 8 4 16 17 15 3 4 8 13 23 -11 30
15 Rubin Kazan 30 8 5 17 34 56 15 5 2 8 19 25 15 3 3 9 15 31 -22 29
16 Arsenal Tula 30 5 8 17 30 59 15 3 7 5 17 22 15 2 1 12 13 37 -29 23
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Torpedo Moskva 38 20 15 3 65 36 19 10 9 0 36 15 19 10 6 3 29 21 29 75
2 Orenburg 38 23 5 10 64 37 19 14 2 3 32 14 19 9 3 7 32 23 27 74
3 Fakel 38 23 5 10 60 33 19 14 3 2 29 10 19 9 2 8 31 23 27 74
4 Chayka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 SKA Khabarovsk 38 19 8 11 48 38 19 14 1 4 31 16 19 5 7 7 17 22 10 65
5 Yenisey 38 19 6 13 58 55 19 11 4 4 32 22 19 8 2 9 26 33 3 63
6 Spartak Vladikavkaz 38 17 9 12 75 53 19 12 1 6 41 23 19 5 8 6 34 30 22 60
7 Baltika 38 14 16 8 51 30 19 7 8 4 21 12 19 7 8 4 30 18 21 58
8 Neftekhimik 38 17 7 14 60 43 19 9 4 6 34 19 19 8 3 8 26 24 17 58
9 Akron 38 16 10 12 47 40 19 11 4 4 27 17 19 5 6 8 20 23 7 58
10 Spartak Moskva II 38 18 4 16 48 55 19 8 4 7 24 24 19 10 0 9 24 31 -7 58
11 Krasnodar II 38 15 8 15 45 45 19 10 4 5 33 21 19 5 4 10 12 24 0 53
12 Urozhay 38 13 10 15 45 48 19 6 4 9 20 31 19 7 6 6 25 17 -3 49
13 Veles 38 14 6 18 45 48 19 8 4 7 26 28 19 6 2 11 19 20 -3 48
14 Tom' Tomsk 38 13 9 16 51 60 19 9 5 5 24 23 19 4 4 11 27 37 -9 48
15 Dolgie Prudy 38 9 14 15 35 47 19 6 7 6 19 24 19 3 7 9 16 23 -12 41
16 Volgar Astrakhan 38 10 9 19 30 43 19 4 6 9 14 23 19 6 3 10 16 20 -13 39
17 KAMAZ 38 8 13 17 29 45 19 6 6 7 20 21 19 2 7 10 9 24 -16 37
18 Rotor Volgograd 38 8 12 18 37 53 19 2 7 10 14 30 19 6 5 8 23 23 -16 36
19 Metallurg Lipetsk 38 9 6 23 31 70 19 4 4 11 13 29 19 5 2 12 18 41 -39 33
20 Tekstilshchik 38 5 8 25 31 76 19 5 3 11 24 39 19 0 5 14 7 37 -45 23

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 Krylya Sovetov 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3
2 Sochi 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Fakel 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Krasnodar 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Akhmat Grozny 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Dinamo Moskva 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 FK Nizjni Novgorod 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Khimki 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Lokomotiv Moskva 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rostov 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Spartak Moskva 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Zenit 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
14 Orenburg 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Torpedo Moskva 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Ural 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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