Fakel battle against FK Nizjni Novgorod for kudos and sporting success.
Fakel form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Fakel as they were promoted from FNL last season. Happy days that were secured through 15 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses from 25 games. The team scored 24 goals at home last season and conceded 8. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for FK Nizjni Novgorod as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 5 victories from 18 games, relegation was a fact. Novgorod's manager Kerzhakov are hoping to lead the team right back to Premier League at the first attempt.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former nine meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Fakel, zero draws and six wins for FK Nizjni Novgorod. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Maksimov 12 goals | ![]() R. Akbashev 6 goals | ![]() K. Appaev 6 goals |
Fakel missing players
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
| Fakel | FK Nizjni Novgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 |
| Fakel | Last season | FK Nizjni Novgorod | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 89% | ||
| 72% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 22% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 22% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 22% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.3 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 38% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 38% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 15.3 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Orenburg | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | Fakel | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Chayka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Baltika | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Akron | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Yenisey | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | KAMAZ | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Veles | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Krasnodar II | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Spartak Moskva II | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Tom' Tomsk | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -8 | 31 |
| 15 | Dolgie Prudy | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Urozhay | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Rotor Volgograd | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Volgar Astrakhan | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -31 | 21 |
| 20 | Tekstilshchik | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | -18 | 19 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Sochi | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Ural | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 19 |
| 14 | Rostov | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 14 |