📊 Form Guide

FC Krasnodar

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FC Krasnodar fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 2-0 Premier League victory versus Fakel Voronezh.

In that match, FC Krasnodar managed 70% possession and 19 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For FC Krasnodar, goals were scored by Victor Sá (60') and Jhon Córdoba (86'). Fakel Voronezh had 5 shots at goal with 1 on target.

FC Krasnodar have not been the best at stopping their opponents of late, although they have also managed to convert their own chances into goals. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that FC Krasnodar have conceded in 5 of them as well as scoring in 6 of those games. That pattern might not be carried forward into this match, though.

Baltika Kaliningrad

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Baltika Kaliningrad head into the game following on from a 2-1 Premier League win against Krylia Sovetov in their last match.

In that match, Baltika Kaliningrad had 49% possession and 21 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Baltika Kaliningrad, goals were scored by Ángelo Henríquez (84') and Dmitry Rybchinskiy (96'). Krylia Sovetov Samara got 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Amar Rahmanović (92') was the scorer for Krylia Sovetov.

In 5 of the prior 6 games featuring Baltika Kaliningrad, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell comes to a paltry 2.17, with the number of goals averaged by Baltika standing at 1.5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

The last league match between these sides was Premier League match day 12 on 21/10/2023 which ended up with the score at Baltika Kaliningrad 2-2 FC Krasnodar.

On that occasion, Baltika Kaliningrad managed 32% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorers were Maksim Kuzmin (23') and Ángelo Henríquez (36').

FC Krasnodar had 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. Jhon Córdoba (17') and Eduard Spertsyan (61') scored.

The referee was Yevgeni Kukulyak.

🗞️ Team News: FC Krasnodar

The FC Krasnodar boss Murad Musayev has no fitness worries to speak of coming into this match owing to a completely injury-free squad available to select from.

📰 Team News: Baltika Kaliningrad

Baltika Kaliningrad boss Sergei Ignashevich has some current player fitness concerns. Diego Luna (Leg injury), Gedeon Guzina (Partial damage to the cruciate ligament) and Joel Fameyeh (Foot injury) can’t be considered.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that FC Krasnodar will, in all likelihood, have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

At the same time, Baltika Kaliningrad could well struggle getting goals although we do think that they will probably end up getting enough chances to score, too.

We’re tipping a comfortable 3-1 victory for FC Krasnodar after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 17:09 24/04/2024