Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ufa in 9th and Tambov in 10th place.
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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Tambov have to travel 1100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ufa form and stats
Ufa have played 10 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Three draws in a row here at Stadion Neftyanik for Ufa, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
A. Aliev was the last player to score a league goal for Ufa and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ufa haven't scored in 350 minutes. Ufa are confident in defense, having played 186 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
An away draw last time out for Ufa, facing CSKA Moskva in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Ufa played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Zenit.
The Ufa goalkeeper Aleksandr Belenov was crucial in the match against CSKA Moskva last time out, making seven saves.
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 Ufa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won one time, drawn one and lost zero.
Ufa has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Ufa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tambov form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tambov so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Tambov had fun at their own home (Stadion Neftyanik) last time out, beating Krylya Sovetov 3-0. Georgi Melkadze, Anton Kilin and Vladimir Obukhov scored. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Dinamo Moskva's place.
Tambov are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tambov have scored 10 goals in 10 league games away. As opposed to that, Tambov have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Tambov - Ufa 3-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  V. Obukhov 6 goals |  G. Melkadze 6 goals |  M. Kostyukov 4 goals |
Ufa missing players
Tambov missing players
| Ufa | Tambov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 27 |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 45% | 70% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 82% |
| 23% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 32% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 70% | 45% |
| 50% | 30% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 27% |
| 45% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 234 | 132 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 90 | 251 |
| 72 | 45 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 34 | 85 |
| 22% | 27% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 31% |
- Tambov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ufa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ufa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ufa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Ufa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Tambov | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 25 |
| 12 | Sochi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Orenburg | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 20 |