Baltika Stadium: Baltika vs Fakel Premier League full preview

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 06.Aug
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Baltika Stadium (14660 seats)

Fakel have come here for an absorbing duel against the hosts Baltika. Prepare for the fixture with this in-depth Premier League preview!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Fakel, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.

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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Baltika form and stats

No payout for Baltika in their previous match, an away game at Spartak Moskva that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Kuzmin got a match rating of 7.31 in that game, the max score being 10. Kuzmin served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, a strong away win at Krylya Sovetov. A Russian Cup game.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Baltika as they are travelling to their away game against Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Cup. That match is four days after this one.

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Fakel form and stats

Fakel have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 2 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats from 15 fixtures.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Lokomotiv Moskva with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Moțpan got a match rating of 8.21 in that game, top player of the team. Moțpan served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

The match before that was the Russian Cup-battle against Sochi, a home defeat (1-3).

Fakel have another game away in just three nights, a Russian Cup fixture versus CSKA Moskva. A grim itinerary for the visiting team!

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Fakel has managed {1 goals} and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Baltika four wins, three draws and Fakel three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FakelE. Markov
E. Markov
2 goals
BaltikaÁ. Henríquez Iturra
Á. Henríquez Iturra
1 goals

Baltika missing players

Fakel missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Baltika Fakel
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 0 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
1 0 0 Scored S 0 1 2
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 5
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 17 17.5
5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5.5
10% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 18%
 
14.5 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16 15.5
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 5.5
Baltika Last season Fakel
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   15 30
18 11   Won W   2 6
13 5   Drew D   4 12
3 1   Lost L   9 12
56 28   Scored S   14 36
30 15   Conceded C   26 48
85% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
74% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 83%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 43%
29% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 33%
12% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 20%
56% 59%   BTTS BTTS   53% 60%
41% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 23%
18% 12%   Failed to Score F T   33% 23%
 
5.9 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.8
2.5 2.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
2.4 1.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 11.1
1 0.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.9
133% 325%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 31%
 
1.6 1.1   Shots against (avg) S A   15.9 14.2
0.7 0.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krasnodar 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
2 Spartak Moskva 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
4 Zenit 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
5 Krylya Sovetov 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Rostov 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
7 Ural 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
8 CSKA Moskva 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
9 Sochi 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
10 Rubin Kazan' 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
11 Orenburg 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
12 Dinamo Moskva 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 -2 1
13 Olimpiyets 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
14 Akhmat Grozny 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Baltika 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0
16 Fakel 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 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 Rubin Kazan' 34 19 12 3 53 27 17 10 6 1 35 16 17 9 6 2 18 11 26 69
2 Baltika 34 18 13 3 56 30 17 11 5 1 28 15 17 7 8 2 28 15 26 67
3 Spartak Vladikavkaz 34 17 11 6 56 35 17 9 6 2 34 21 17 8 5 4 22 14 21 62
4 Yenisey 34 13 15 6 43 35 17 10 6 1 25 13 17 3 9 5 18 22 8 54
5 Rodina Moskva 34 13 11 10 42 38 17 5 6 6 20 23 17 8 5 4 22 15 4 50
6 Neftekhimik 34 12 11 11 34 33 17 6 6 5 17 15 17 6 5 6 17 18 1 47
7 Makhachkala 34 12 11 11 25 26 17 7 5 5 15 11 17 5 6 6 10 15 -1 47
8 Akron 34 10 16 8 38 36 17 5 9 3 20 14 17 5 7 5 18 22 2 46
9 Shinnik 34 13 7 14 36 41 17 10 5 2 23 11 17 3 2 12 13 30 -5 46
10 SKA Khabarovsk 34 11 11 12 50 39 17 8 6 3 32 11 17 3 5 9 18 28 11 44
11 KAMAZ 34 11 11 12 35 36 17 7 6 4 20 15 17 4 5 8 15 21 -1 44
12 Volgar Astrakhan 34 11 11 12 37 41 17 7 5 5 15 15 17 4 6 7 22 26 -4 44
13 Arsenal Tula 34 11 8 15 37 46 17 6 4 7 23 27 17 5 4 8 14 19 -9 41
14 Urozhay 34 9 10 15 36 41 17 6 4 7 19 16 17 3 6 8 17 25 -5 37
15 Veles 34 9 6 19 35 55 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 2 3 12 15 36 -20 33
16 Krasnodar II 34 8 7 19 32 54 17 4 4 9 16 25 17 4 3 10 16 29 -22 31
17 Ufa 34 7 9 18 32 46 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 2 4 11 14 27 -14 30
18 Volga Ulyanovsk 34 6 12 16 23 41 17 3 5 9 10 24 17 3 7 7 13 17 -18 30
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 21 7 2 74 20 15 13 1 1 48 11 15 8 6 1 26 9 54 70
2 CSKA Moskva 30 17 7 6 56 27 15 11 3 1 38 11 15 6 4 5 18 16 29 58
3 Spartak Moskva 30 15 9 6 60 38 15 9 5 1 35 17 15 6 4 5 25 21 22 54
4 Rostov 30 15 8 7 48 44 15 9 3 3 25 20 15 6 5 4 23 24 4 53
5 Akhmat Grozny 30 15 5 10 51 39 15 7 3 5 21 17 15 8 2 5 30 22 12 50
6 Krasnodar 30 13 9 8 62 46 15 8 4 3 29 18 15 5 5 5 33 28 16 48
7 Orenburg 30 14 4 12 58 55 15 10 3 2 37 19 15 4 1 10 21 36 3 46
8 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 13 6 11 54 46 15 6 3 6 30 23 15 7 3 5 24 23 8 45
9 Dinamo Moskva 30 13 6 11 49 45 15 8 2 5 25 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 4 45
10 Sochi 30 11 5 14 37 54 15 8 4 3 26 18 15 3 1 11 11 36 -17 38
11 Ural 30 10 6 14 33 45 15 6 1 8 17 23 15 4 5 6 16 22 -12 36
12 Krylya Sovetov 30 8 8 14 32 45 15 4 6 5 14 17 15 4 2 9 18 28 -13 32
13 Fakel 30 6 12 12 36 48 15 4 8 3 22 22 15 2 4 9 14 26 -12 30
14 Olimpiyets 30 8 6 16 33 50 15 5 3 7 22 28 15 3 3 9 11 22 -17 30
15 Khimki 30 4 6 20 25 67 15 3 4 8 13 25 15 1 2 12 12 42 -42 18
16 Torpedo Moskva 30 3 4 23 22 61 15 2 1 12 9 30 15 1 3 11 13 31 -39 13

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 Krasnodar 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
2 Spartak Moskva 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
4 Zenit 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
5 Krylya Sovetov 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Rostov 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
7 Ural 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
8 CSKA Moskva 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
9 Sochi 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
10 Rubin Kazan' 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
11 Orenburg 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
12 Dinamo Moskva 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 -2 1
13 Olimpiyets 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
14 Akhmat Grozny 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Baltika 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0
16 Fakel 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0

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