Fakel have had trouble finding points this league season. Can the team get some when Rostov come to visit Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov?
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Fakel form and stats
1 victory, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Fakel have to build on here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov in the Premier League. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Fakel has four draws from their last four matches.
The Fakel regulars got no joy from their last game, a Russian Cup duel also played here at Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov: A 1-2 defeat against Spartak Moskva.
0-0 away at Khimki before that.Some stats: A review of the 13 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them had goals from both sides.
The Fakel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Rostov form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rostov playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Two away games in a row for Rostov, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Dinamo Moskva in the Russian Cup.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Ural.Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this team's 10 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Rostov's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. Rostov struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last two meetings involving these two squads are: zero wins for Fakel, one draw and one win for Rostov. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Poloz 7 goals |  N. Komlichenko 7 goals |  M. Maksimov 3 goals |
Fakel missing players
Rostov missing players
| Fakel | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 23 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 77% |
| 54% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 69% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | 46% |
| 23% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 77% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 77% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 23% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.5 | 12.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 12.4 | 13.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | 39% |
| 15.7 | 15.2 | 19.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 12.2 | 12.8 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Premier League
- Rostov have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Rostov | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Ural | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Fakel | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Khimki | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 6 |
