The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Ufa are in the 7th position while the guesting Ural worry at 13th.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Rubin Kazan', was also a home game here at Stadion Neftyanik. The away team is better rested.
Ufa form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Ufa are 5-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. N. Giorgobiani was the last player to find the net. Nothing to worry about in defence for Ufa, as their goalkeeper Aleksandr Belenov has completely shut out the opponents for 193 minutes in the Premier League.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ufa, who played 0-0 against Rubin Kazan'. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Neftyanik). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Spartak Moskva the opponent.
The Ufa goalkeeper Aleksandr Belenov was crucial in the match against Rubin Kazan' last time out, making six saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Ufa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ufa as a small favourite), we find seven games. Ufa has won two of these, drawn one and lost four.
There will be little rest for Ufa after this match as they are travelling to Rostov for a Premier League game in only three days.
The Ufa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. Ufa have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ural form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Ural are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Ural go into this game after a win, the home game against Tambov that ended 2-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Shinnik at their stadium, the result 2-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ural playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Ural win, three draws and one defeat.
A new game in only four days for Ural, the Premier League home match versus Dinamo Moskva. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Ural rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Ural - Ufa 3-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Ufa victories, three draws and four Ural wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Bicfalvi 7 goals |   D. Fomin 4 goals | O. El Kabir 4 goals |
Ufa missing players
Ural missing players
| Ufa | Ural | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 44 |
| 68% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 44% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 24% | 33% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 67% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 32% | 58% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 52% | 33% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 48% | 17% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 280 | 168 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 144 | 319 |
| 88 | 57 | 27 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 45 | 108 |
| 20% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 22% | 27% |
- Ufa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ufa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ural has the most conceded goals in the first half (22)
- Ural has the the worst goal difference (-15)
- Ural have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 40 | 59 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Rostov | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -3 | 42 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Ufa | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Sochi | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Ural | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Akhmat Grozny | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan' | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| 14 | Tambov | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 23 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 23 |