Premier League duel: Close contest expected between Krylya Sovetov and Orenburg

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Fri 28.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Samara Arena (44918 seats)

Krylya Sovetov are welcoming Orenburg for another important game after their 2-3 result against 9th-placed Ural.

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Krylya Sovetov form and stats

Krylya Sovetov's struggle is real here at Samara Arena with only 8 points collected from 10 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-6. It's trouble wherever Krylya Sovetov are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Krylya Sovetov, their manager M. Božović and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Krylya Sovetov's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Ural (placed 9th). Before that game, the home loss against Ural with the scoreline 2-3.

Sergey Ryzhikov had a busy but productive day in the Ural match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Krylya Sovetov have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost four.

Krylya Sovetov has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. On the other hand, Krylya Sovetov have conceded 13 goals.

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Orenburg form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Orenburg play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Tambov (placed 11th). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Tambov's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Orenburg playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Orenburg wins, one draw and two defeats.

Orenburg find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Orenburg have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Orenburg - Krylya Sovetov 0-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Krylya Sovetov won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Orenburg has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

OrenburgĐ. Despotović
Đ. Despotović
6 goals
OrenburgA. Kulishev
A. Kulishev
3 goals
OrenburgJ. Fameyeh
J. Fameyeh
3 goals

Krylya Sovetov missing players

Orenburg missing players

Krylya Sovetov Orenburg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 10 2 Played P 2 9 18
5 2 1 Won W 0 3 5
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
11 6 0 Lost L 2 5 9
20 10 2 Scored S 1 11 21
25 13 0 Conceded C 5 15 27
89% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
68% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
37% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 89% 67%
21% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
16% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
42% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 89% 72%
32% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
37% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 22%
 
4 4.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.4 4.6
5.2 5.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.8 4.6
2.5 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
231 115 33 Total Shots T S 21 105 283
80 42 14 Shots on Target S O 6 33 82
25% 24% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 33% 26%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Orenburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Krylya Sovetov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Krylya Sovetov is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Orenburg has the fewest clean sheets (2)
  • Orenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Orenburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Orenburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Orenburg 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 19 14 3 2 37 9 9 6 3 0 22 5 10 8 0 2 15 4 28 45
2 Krasnodar 19 9 8 2 33 20 10 5 5 0 17 8 9 4 3 2 16 12 13 35
3 CSKA Moskva 19 10 4 5 26 18 9 5 1 3 11 8 10 5 3 2 15 10 8 34
4 Rostov 19 10 4 5 34 28 9 6 2 1 15 7 10 4 2 4 19 21 6 34
5 Lokomotiv Moskva 19 10 4 5 28 24 9 4 2 3 13 11 10 6 2 2 15 13 4 34
6 Arsenal Tula 19 7 4 8 23 23 10 3 3 4 14 12 9 4 1 4 9 11 0 25
7 Ufa 19 6 7 6 16 17 10 4 3 3 12 10 9 2 4 3 4 7 -1 25
8 Dinamo Moskva 19 6 6 7 16 21 9 2 3 4 9 11 10 4 3 3 7 10 -5 24
9 Ural 19 6 6 7 24 31 10 3 2 5 16 20 9 3 4 2 8 11 -7 24
10 Spartak Moskva 19 6 4 9 19 21 10 3 2 5 8 11 9 3 2 4 11 10 -2 22
11 Tambov 19 6 3 10 23 26 10 4 0 6 13 13 9 2 3 4 10 13 -3 21
12 Orenburg 18 5 4 9 21 27 9 2 3 4 10 12 9 3 1 5 11 15 -6 19
13 Rubin Kazan 19 4 7 8 11 21 9 3 2 4 5 8 10 1 5 4 6 13 -10 19
14 Akhmat Grozny 19 4 7 8 13 24 10 2 5 3 8 11 9 2 2 5 5 13 -11 19
15 Krylya Sovetov 19 5 3 11 20 25 10 2 2 6 10 13 9 3 1 5 10 12 -5 18
16 Sochi 18 3 6 9 16 25 8 1 2 5 6 11 10 2 4 4 10 14 -9 15

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.