With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Arsenal Tula fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Akhmat Grozny.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Rostov.
It's quite the trip for Akhmat Grozny when visiting Arsenal as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Arsenal Tula have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion Arsenal. It's trouble wherever Arsenal are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Arsenal are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadion Arsenal, having lost their two previous games here.
Preceding that match was the home game against Spartak Moskva that was lost 2-3.
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 Arsenal Tula have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost zero.
Arsenal are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Dinamo Moskva awaits in three days.
Arsenal has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
There's been little loot from Akhmat Grozny's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Akhmat Grozny only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Akhmat Grozny delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sochi (placed 9th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Krylya Sovetov with the score of 4-2.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Akhmat in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Akhmat Grozny, zero draws and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Akhmat are hosting CSKA Moskva in the Premier League only three days away.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Akhmat have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Akhmat Grozny - Arsenal Tula 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Arsenal Tula victories, three draws and three Akhmat Grozny wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Lutsenko 11 goals |   O. Roshi 5 goals |  D. Glushakov 4 goals |
Arsenal Tula missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| Arsenal Tula | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 71% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 71% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 33% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 54% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 17% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 55% | 38% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 335 | 208 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 136 | 315 |
| 99 | 64 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 45 | 97 |
| 28% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 20% | 22% |
- Akhmat Grozny have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arsenal Tula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 56 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 47 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 41 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Ufa | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 9 | Sochi | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 26 |
| 13 | Tambov | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Orenburg | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Krylya Sovetov | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 22 |