Orenburg hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 12th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Arsenal Tula holds 6th place with 28 pts.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Orenburg form and stats
Orenburg's struggle is real here at Stadion Gazovik with only 9 points collected from 9 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4.
The home team returns to Stadion Gazovik after being equal after 90 minutes with Krylya Sovetov (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Tambov.
A painful moment in the game against Krylya Sovetov was the missed penalty kick from Đorđe Despotović in the 24th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Orenburg are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost one.
Orenburg are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Sochi awaits in four days.
Orenburg has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. On the other hand, Orenburg have conceded 12 goals.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Arsenal Tula have produced an overall stat of 5-1-4 so far. Having won their last three away games Arsenal Tula has no reason to fear anyone.
It's the second away game in a row for Arsenal Tula, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Sochi (placed 16th) in the Premier League last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Lokomotiv Moskva.
Arsenal Tula goalie Mikhail Levashov was high and low in the Sochi game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Late drama in the previous game, when Evgeny Lutsenko scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time to defeat Sochi.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Arsenal Tula played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected two times.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Arsenal Tula have scored 11 goals in 10 league games away. As opposed to that, Arsenal Tula have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Arsenal Tula - Orenburg 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - four - two (Orenburg wins - draws - Arsenal Tula wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Lutsenko 8 goals |  Đ. Despotović 6 goals |  R. Coelho da Silva 3 goals |
Orenburg missing players
Arsenal Tula missing players
| Orenburg | Arsenal Tula | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 28 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 70% |
| 63% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 45% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| 74% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 60% |
| 11% | 22% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | 25% |
| 21% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 297 | 178 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 101 | 266 |
| 86 | 49 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 30 | 83 |
| 26% | 20% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 37% | 30% |
- Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Orenburg has the fewest clean sheets (2)
| 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 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Rostov | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Ufa | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 25 |
| 9 | Ural | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Dinamo Moskva | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 11 | Tambov | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Sochi | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 15 |