Second League A: First-class versus not good enough, at least based on the points won so far. Volga Ulyanovsk - Spartak Kostroma. Home win or a surprise result?
- Volga Ulyanovsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Kostroma have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Second League A
2 - 2 - 2 with 9-7. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Spartak Kostroma when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Spartak Kostroma play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
This could be an entertaining fixture with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well rested since they last played a game. Let's start!
Volga Ulyanovsk form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Volga Ulyanovsk have to build on here at Stadion Trud in the Second League A. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
It's back home for Volga Ulyanovsk, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Dinamo Bryansk away with the result 1-0. Rakhmanov found the net in that victory.
Before that match, a home loss in the Russian Cup against Ufa (after extra-time, 0-2 on penalties).
Volga Ulyanovsk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games.
Spartak Kostroma form and stats
Playing away, Spartak Kostroma have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Second League A this season. With the Kostroma losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
The attacking players of Spartak Kostroma have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 321 minutes.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Krasnodar II with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Ufa's place.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Spartak Kostroma's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. As for defending, Kostroma rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest archived history featuring both these sides is the Spartak Kostroma - Volga Ulyanovsk 3-2 played previously this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Kudryashov with 2 goals scored against Ulyanovsk in these 1 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Kudryashov 3 goals |   D. Dibirgadzhiev 2 goals |  R. Makhmutov 2 goals |
Volga Ulyanovsk missing players
Spartak Kostroma missing players
| Volga Ulyanovsk | Spartak Kostroma | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 60% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 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 |
- Spartak Kostroma have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Spartak Kostroma have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Spartak Kostroma have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Second League A
- Spartak Kostroma have the fewest points (1) away in Second League A
- Spartak Kostroma have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Second League A
- Spartak Kostroma have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Second League A
- Spartak Kostroma have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Second League A
- Spartak Kostroma have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Second League A
- Spartak Kostroma have yet to win a game away.
- Spartak Kostroma haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Volga Ulyanovsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Volga Ulyanovsk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Spartak Kostroma have scored away.
- Volga Ulyanovsk have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Volga Ulyanovsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Dinamo Bryansk | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Krasnodar II | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Murom | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 5 | Chayka | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Rotor Volgograd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Ufa | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Irtysh | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Veles | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Spartak Kostroma | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
