Possible nail-biting contest in Arsenal Tula - Khimki game

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Arsenal (20074 seats)

Premier League: We're previewing an appealing and very important fight featuring Arsenal Tula and Khimki at Stadion Arsenal. This duo need points like a fish needs water!

Insights:
  • Arsenal Tula have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
  • Khimki is in the worst form (0-3-3)

Arsenal Tula and Khimki should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Arsenal Tula form and stats

Arsenal Tula have played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In their previous game, the manager M. Božović led his Arsenal to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Ural. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Arsenal. Zuriko Davitashvili (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.74/10. Davitashvili hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

In the preceding match a 6-1 victory visiting Dinamo Bryansk.

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 five matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost two.

Arsenal has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Khimki form and stats

1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Khimki in their Premier League matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on I. Cherevchenko, the Khimki manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

There were no winners in Khimki's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 3rd). Khimki were so close to winning the game against Lokomotiv Moskva, hitting the post three times. Dmitri Tikhiy was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.85. The defender Tikhiy hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Saransk (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Khimki playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Khimki win, three draws and three defeats.

Khimki have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. The Khimki manager I. Cherevchenko has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the preceeding two meetings involving these two sides are: zero wins for Arsenal, one draw and one win for Khimki. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

KhimkiD. Glushakov
D. Glushakov
6 goals
Arsenal TulaG. Čaušić
G. Čaušić
2 goals
Arsenal TulaD. Khlusevich
D. Khlusevich
2 goals

Arsenal Tula missing players

Khimki missing players

Arsenal Tula Khimki
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 9
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
2 2 0 Drew D 0 0 4
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
12 5 2 Scored S 2 4 8
19 7 1 Conceded C 3 9 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 78%
78% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 44%
44% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 33%
22% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 11%
78% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 22%
22% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
4.6 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.8 6
7 6.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.2 4.9
2.7 2.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 12 13 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12 13.6
3.6 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.2 4.6
38% 28% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 20%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Arsenal Tula's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Arsenal Tula have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Arsenal Tula have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Premier League
  • Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Khimki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Khimki have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Khimki haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Khimki is in the worst form (0-3-3)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zenit 9 7 2 0 21 10 4 4 0 0 9 4 5 3 2 0 12 6 11 23
2 Dinamo Moskva 9 6 1 2 14 8 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 4 0 1 8 4 6 19
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 9 4 5 0 12 6 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 1 4 0 4 3 6 17
4 Krasnodar 9 5 1 3 17 9 4 3 0 1 8 3 5 2 1 2 9 6 8 16
5 CSKA Moskva 9 5 1 3 13 8 4 3 0 1 5 2 5 2 1 2 8 6 5 16
6 Sochi 9 5 0 4 12 9 4 3 0 1 8 2 5 2 0 3 4 7 3 15
7 Rubin Kazan' 9 4 2 3 13 10 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 3 14
8 Spartak Moskva 9 4 1 4 10 8 5 3 0 2 8 5 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 13
9 Akhmat Grozny 9 4 0 5 11 15 4 2 0 2 5 6 5 2 0 3 6 9 -4 12
10 Olimpiyets 9 3 2 4 11 13 5 1 0 4 5 9 4 2 2 0 6 4 -2 11
11 Krylya Sovetov 9 3 1 5 11 13 4 2 0 2 6 5 5 1 1 3 5 8 -2 10
12 Ufa 9 2 2 5 11 16 5 1 2 2 8 9 4 1 0 3 3 7 -5 8
13 Arsenal Tula 9 2 2 5 12 19 4 1 2 1 5 7 5 1 0 4 7 12 -7 8
14 Khimki 9 1 4 4 8 15 5 0 4 1 4 6 4 1 0 3 4 9 -7 7
15 Rostov 9 1 3 5 11 19 5 0 1 4 5 12 4 1 2 1 6 7 -8 6
16 Ural 9 1 3 5 4 13 6 1 3 2 4 6 3 0 0 3 0 7 -9 6

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.