Football betting preview: Rotor Volgograd expected to win when Veles visit

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Competition: Russia Second League A
Competition: Sun 17.Sep
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Volgograd Arena (3500 seats)

It's time for Rotor Volgograd - Veles! Despite the season performances so far, this fixture could be great fun!

Insights:
  • Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Second League A
  • Veles have the fewest scored goals (4) in Second League A

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Rotor Volgograd form and stats

The story so far in the Second League A for Rotor Volgograd at their home stadium (Volgograd Arena) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Rotor Volgograd have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Vadim Averkiev not having conceded a league goal in 201 minutes.

Volgograd's previous match was a Russian Cup game also played at their own arena, ending 3-0 against Legion Dynamo. The home team are looking to build on that result.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Second League A home game that ended 0-0 versus Chayka.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rotor Volgograd here at Volgograd Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games).

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Veles form and stats

1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Veles in their Second League A matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Veles have lost on their last two travels.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Russian Cup home loss versus Znamya Truda with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Murom's place.

Some info for sports gamblers contemplating a bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this game: This club have played 9 consecutive league games with just one or no side finding the net.

Goals are few and far between in Veles's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 5 travels. Veles have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have met previously this season: Veles - Rotor Volgograd 0-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Volgograd wins - draws - Veles wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rotor VolgogradS. Zuykov
S. Zuykov
3 goals
Rotor VolgogradD. Arsentjev
D. Arsentjev
2 goals
VelesG. Sarkisyan
G. Sarkisyan
2 goals

Rotor Volgograd missing players

Veles missing players

Rotor Volgograd Veles
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 5 9
2 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
5 3 1 Drew D 0 1 4
2 1 0 Lost L 1 3 3
7 3 1 Scored S 0 1 4
7 4 1 Conceded C 5 7 7
78% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 56%
56% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 20% 22%
22% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 20% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 20% 11%
56% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
33% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 67%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 80% 78%
 
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
Key stats in Second League A this season:
  • Rotor Volgograd have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotor Volgograd have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Veles have scored away.
  • Rotor Volgograd have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Second League A
  • Rotor Volgograd have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Second League A
  • Rotor Volgograd have yet to win a game at home.
  • Veles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Veles have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Second League A
  • Veles have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Second League A
  • Veles have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Second League A
  • Veles have the fewest scored goals (4) in Second League A
  • Veles have the most clean sheets (6) in Second League A
  • Veles have the the worst goal difference (-6) away 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 Dinamo Bryansk 9 5 2 2 10 6 5 3 1 1 4 2 4 2 1 1 6 4 4 17
2 Murom 9 4 3 2 12 11 5 3 1 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 7 6 1 15
3 Volga Ulyanovsk 9 5 0 4 11 10 5 3 0 2 6 5 4 2 0 2 5 5 1 15
4 Chayka 9 3 4 2 13 9 6 2 2 2 10 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 13
5 Krasnodar II 9 3 4 2 11 12 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 2 2 1 6 7 -1 13
6 Rotor Volgograd 9 2 5 2 7 7 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 2 2 1 4 3 0 11
7 Irtysh 9 3 2 4 9 10 3 1 0 2 3 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 -1 11
8 Veles 9 2 4 3 4 7 4 1 3 0 3 0 5 1 1 3 1 7 -3 10
9 Ufa 9 2 3 4 8 8 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 0 2 3 2 5 0 9
10 Spartak Kostroma 9 1 3 5 7 12 5 1 2 2 5 6 4 0 1 3 2 6 -5 6