Fakel are looking to ignore the league table ahead of this game versus Krasnodar. Here's all you must know pre-match!
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Krasnodar when visiting Fakel as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
Fakel and Krasnodar 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.
Fakel form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Fakel have managed 1 win, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games. Three draws in a row here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov for Fakel, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
In their previous game, the manager Vasilenko led his Fakel to a defeat away at Orenburg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov. Up until that fixture this team had gone six consecutive league fixtures without being beaten. Maksimov, a natural forward, was the top player for the side in that game, receiving a rating of 7.03 (out of 10). Maksimov scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rostov that ended 1-1.If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 15 most recent league matches highlights that 12 of them had at least one goal from each side.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Fakel as they have a new game in only two days, a Russian Cup match thankfully also at home. Zenit are visiting.
Fakel has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fakel defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Krasnodar form and stats
Playing away, Krasnodar have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Zenit with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Attacker Ionov got a player rating of 7.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Ionov hit three key passes.
Prior to that result Krasnodar won their away game at FK Nizjni Novgorod. The scoreline was 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lokomotiv Moskva in just two days.
The travelling fans enjoy Krasnodar's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. Krasnodar have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fakel and Krasnodar have faced each other previously this season: Krasnodar - Fakel 2-2. Fakel-Krasnodar H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Fakel one win, Krasnodar zero wins, one draw. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 9 goals |  M. Maksimov 4 goals | G. Gongadze 4 goals |
Fakel missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Fakel | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 9 | 12 | 27 |
| 28 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 87% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 87% |
| 87% | 86% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | 67% |
| 47% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 53% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 80% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 60% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 12.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.4 | 14.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| 16.2 | 15.4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 39 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Rostov | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Sochi | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Ural | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Fakel | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Khimki | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 6 |
