Khimki favourites for feisty fight facing Arsenal Tula

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Khimki form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Khimki at their home stadium (Arena Khimki) is 1 win, 6 draws and 1 defeat. Khimki have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Khimki drew their last game, also a home match. Krasnodar (placed 4th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Aleksandr Dolgov was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Krasnodar after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Elmir Nabiullin (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Nabiullin scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at CSKA Moskva that finished 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Khimki have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won one time, drawn three and lost one.

Khimki has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Khimki have conceded 9 goals. Khimki has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

Arsenal Tula form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arsenal Tula so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Arsenal Tula are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Arsenal had fun at their own home (Arena Khimki) last time out, beating Lokomotiv Moskva 3-1. Daniil Khlusevich, Georgi Kostadinov and Evgeni Markov scored. Midfield player Kings Kangwa was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.05/10. Kangwa signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Dinamo Moskva wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Arsenal Tula have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were one victory, zero draws and two defeats.

The visiting Arsenal have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. There are big problems for the Arsenal defense as they have conceded 21 goals in 7 away games. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches. When Arsenal is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Rostov, Olimpiyets, Ufa, Arsenal Tula and Ural.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other earlier this campaign: Arsenal Tula - Khimki 0-0. Statistics for the prior three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Khimki, two draws and zero wins for Arsenal Tula. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

D. Glushakov 7 goals

D. Khlusevich 4 goals

I. Kukharchuk 3 goals

Khimki missing players

Arsenal Tula missing players