Ural vs Arsenal Tula betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Wed 15.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: SKB-Bank Arena (35061 seats)

Ural and Arsenal Tula have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Premier League.

It's no vacation for neither Ural nor Arsenal Tula as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Arsenal Tula have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

Relegation threatens Ural who should definitely be looking for some points here. Arsenal Tula are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Ural form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Ural, who have the most conceded goals (49) in Premier League, at their home stadium (SKB-Bank Arena) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Ural has recorded two wins in a row here at SKB-Bank Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

In their previous game, the manager D. Parfenov led his Ural to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Krasnodar. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at SKB-Bank Arena. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dinamo Moskva in a game that was won 2-1.

Ural's goalkeeper Vladislav Poletaev was extremely busy against Krasnodar, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ural perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ural as a small favourite), we find ten games. Ural has won six of these, drawn two and lost two.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Russian Cup game versus Khimki in only four days. This game is also played here at SKB-Bank Arena.

The Ural fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. Ural have conceded 24 from these games.

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Arsenal Tula form and stats

6-1-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Arsenal Tula in their Premier League matches away.

Arsenal won their last game, 2-1 versus Tambov played at home. Preceding that, the 2-4 home loss versus Krylya Sovetov.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Arsenal Tula in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Arsenal Tula, four draws and four defeats.

Arsenal have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Arsenal Tula have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Arsenal Tula - Ural 1-1. Ural-Arsenal Tula H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ural two wins, Arsenal Tula one win, seven draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Arsenal TulaE. Lutsenko
E. Lutsenko
15 goals
UralE. Bicfalvi
E. Bicfalvi
7 goals
UralO. El Kabir
O. El Kabir
6 goals

Ural missing players

Arsenal Tula missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ural Arsenal Tula
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 3 Played P 2 13 28
9 5 2 Won W 1 6 10
8 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
11 6 1 Lost L 1 6 14
35 21 6 Scored S 1 13 34
49 24 5 Conceded C 1 16 40
86% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 71%
68% 92% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 50%
32% 46% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 25%
14% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 14%
61% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 46% 61%
21% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 21%
32% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 18%
 
4.4 4.8 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4 4.5
5.7 5.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.4 4.6
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3.5 2.7
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
361 190 45 Total Shots T S 17 132 375
125 68 18 Shots on Target S O 4 36 111
28% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 31%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ural has the most conceded goals (49)
  • Ural has the most conceded goals in the first half (24)
  • Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 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

Table
  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

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