Struggling Krylya Sovetov will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Krasnodar in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Relegation threatens Krylya Sovetov who should definitely be looking for some points here. Krasnodar are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
Krylya Sovetov's results here at Samara Arena in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats. With seven home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Sovetov fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Tambov game long ago, can be stopped today.
The fans are hoping that Krylya Sovetov will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Premier League game against Dinamo Moskva (placed 7th). Before that match, a win away at Arsenal Tula.
The Krylya Sovetov fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Krylya Sovetov have conceded 18 goals.
Krasnodar form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Krasnodar have produced an overall stat of 6-4-4 so far.
Krasnodar are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Premier League against Ural (placed 8th). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Rubin Kazan''s place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dinamo Moskva in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Krasnodar's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. Krasnodar have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Krasnodar - Sovetov 4-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Sovetov wins - draws - Krasnodar wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Berg 7 goals |  A. da Silva Ferreira 6 goals |   D. Radonjić 4 goals |
Krylya Sovetov missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Krylya Sovetov | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 42 |
| 40 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 89% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 71% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 81% |
| 39% | 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 38% |
| 21% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 23% |
| 18% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 19% |
| 46% | 46% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 58% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 15% | 31% |
| 36% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 23% | 15% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 336 | 143 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 60 | 198 | 435 |
| 121 | 54 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 61 | 138 |
| 25% | 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 30% | 30% |
- Krasnodar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Krylya Sovetov has the fewest points (10) at home
- Krylya Sovetov has the most matches under the total-line (17)
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Rostov | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 44 |
| 6 | Ufa | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 37 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Ural | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -14 | 35 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 34 |
| 11 | Sochi | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | Spartak Moskva | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Akhmat Grozny | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | Tambov | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 24 |