Important face-off in the bottom section of the Second League A, with both Rotor Volgograd and Irtysh going through more stress than pleasure. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the host team positioned 7th and the visitors in 8th place.
- Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Second League A
- Irtysh have the most clean sheets (3) away in Second League A
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Little time to rest for the team playing at home, as they featured in a Russian Cup game only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Spartak Vladikavkaz, was also a home game here at Volgograd Arena. The away team is better rested.
Rotor Volgograd form and stats
When playing at home in the Second League A, Rotor Volgograd have managed 1 win, 3 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
Rotor Volgograd's previous fixture was a Russian Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 versus Spartak Vladikavkaz. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
A Second League A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Ufa.Volgograd are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. 6 goals have been conceded.
Irtysh form and stats
Playing away, Irtysh have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Second League A this season.
Irtysh played 0-0 against Murom in their previous match.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Chayka.It's not easy to score on Irtysh as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Irtysh - Volgograd 1-0 was the score in these contenders' latest head-to-head match, earlier this season. Last three meetings with these squads: Rotor Volgograd won zero, Irtysh were winners in two and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Razborov 4 goals |  S. Zuykov 3 goals | D. Arsentjev 3 goals |
Rotor Volgograd missing players
Irtysh missing players
| Rotor Volgograd | Irtysh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 73% |
| 64% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 36% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 9% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 9% | 20% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Irtysh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Irtysh have the most clean sheets (3) away in Second League A
- Rotor Volgograd have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Second League A
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar II | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Ufa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Chayka | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Dinamo Bryansk | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Murom | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Rotor Volgograd | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Irtysh | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Veles | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Spartak Kostroma | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
